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UID:UW-Physics-Event-3288
DTSTART:20140304T180500Z
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DTSTAMP:20260419T194007Z
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LOCATION:4274 Chamberlin (refreshments will be served)
SUMMARY:The relationship between obesity\, genetics\, nutrition\, envi
 ronment and metabolic diseases \, Chaos & Complex Systems Seminar\, Ja
 mes M. Ntambi\, UW Departments of Biochemistry and of Nutritional Scie
 nces
DESCRIPTION:Obesity has reached epidemic proportions globally as a maj
 or public health problem\, and in developing countries often coexists 
 with conditions of widespread under-nutrition. In addition to being a 
 contributor to the global burden of non-communicable diseases that inc
 lude type 2 diabetes\, coronary heart disease\, hypertension\, osteoar
 thritis\, fatty liver disease\, inflammation\, sleep apnea and certain
  cancers\, obese individuals of all ages suffer serious social and psy
 chological consequences. Obesity is a multifactorial condition stemmin
 g from a combination of genetic\, dietary\, and environmental factors 
 and the interaction between these components. This article discusses t
 he relationship between genetics\, nutrition\, environment and non-com
 municable diseases as risk factors of obesity and highlights available
  evidence and arguments for increased research on the genetics of meta
 bolism.
URL:https://www.physics.wisc.edu/events/?id=3288
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