2012 Frontiers in Nutrition Seminar Series

Frontiers in Nutrition Seminar Series
Obesity: It's Not Easy Being Lean

Description:

The NRI's Appetite for Life Academy brings the latest scientific research down to earth in educational, interactive community programs. Meet leading experts as they present their research in engaging sessions designed to help people eat better and live healthier lives. 

Speaker: Andrew Swick, Ph.D.

Ever wonder why you can't keep those extra pounds off? Dr. Swick's research unravels why it is difficult for some to lose and maintain a reduced weight as well as potential causes of obesity, including your environment and the important of energy balance. Dr. Swick, Director of Obesity and Eating Disorders at the NRI, is an expert on how the gut controls food intake and the regulation of energy expenditure

Location:

David H. Murdock Core Laboratory Building
201 North Main Street
Kannapolis, NC

Registration:

Feel free to register at uncnri.org/appetite_form.asp.

Contact Info:

Karen Ford
kjford@uncc.edu