The Skinny on Obesity

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9 total episodes

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1 seasons

First Aired April 12, 2012

Overview

In this Series, Dr. Lustig and his UCSF colleagues dig deeper into the root causes of the obesity epidemic. Discover why what we eat is as important as how much we eat. Understand the effects of stress on obesity rates, and why some predict that the next generation will die younger than the current one due to obesity and the many health problems it causes.

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Sugar: A Sweet Addiction

Season 1 - Episode 4 - 0h 0m

Air Date

May 03, 2012

Overview

Sugar isn’t just sweet, it’s addictive. This episode explores the cycle of addiction that sugar causes in the brain, much in the same way as drugs and alcohol.