Obesity: Lecture Series

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2004 Holiday Lectures
The Science of Fat

Lecture 1 — Deconstructing Obesity, by Jeffrey M. Friedman, M.D., Ph.D.

Lecture 2 — Understanding Fat: Syndrome X and Beyond, by Ronald M. Evans, Ph.D.

Lecture 3 — Balancing the Fat Equation, by Ronald M. Evans, Ph.D.

Lecture 4 — Exploring Obesity: From the Depths of the Brain to the Far Pacific, by Jeffrey M. Friedman, M.D., Ph.D.

Student discussion session on obesity
Panelists: Ronald M. Evans, Ph.D., Salk Institute for Biological Studies; Jeffrey M. Friedman, M.D., Ph.D., Rockefeller University
Moderator: Sally Squires, Washington Post

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