Are you wondering if the “healthy chips” as advertised are really healthy? If so you are invited to join a team of clinicians and basic scientists as they explore the concept of healthy eating scientifically and shed light on the molecular basis of energy balance. You will learn why it is so hard to keep the pounds off, and why certain diets work and others don’t. You will also discuss eating disorders and join a pathologist to look “hands-on” at what can happen to organs if there is an imbalance between the body’s nutrition and its energy requirement.
October 25
The Sugar and Cholesterol in Your Blood: Chemistry, Control, and Chaos
Tracy Fulton, PhD, Associate Adjunct Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics; Professional School Course Director
November 1
Eating Disorders: What’s the Skinny?
Sara M. Buckelew, MD, MPH, Assistant Clinical Professor; Director, Eating Disorders Program, Division of Adolescent Medicine
November 8
Fad Diets: What Really Works for Weight Loss
Andrea Garber, PhD, RD, Assistant Professor, Division of Adolescent Medicine
November 15
The New Epidemic: The “Inside” Story of Obesity
Henry Sanchez, MD, Professor of Clinical Pathology, UCSF Schools of Medicine and Dentistry; Endowed Chair in Pathology Medical Student Education
November 29
The Science of Long Term Energy Homeostasis: A Delicate Balance Between Diet, Metabolic Hormones, and Genetics
Michael S.German, MD, Professor of Medicine; Justine K.Schreyer Endowed Chair in Diabetes Research Clinical Director, Diabetes Center
December 6
Diabetes: Things are Looking Up if Blood Sugars are Kept Down
Sherri Shafer RD, CDE, Senior Registered Dietitian, Certified Diabetes Educator, Department of Nutrition and Dietetics
