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Nutrition, exercise and weight management experts will debate problems and solutions related to obesity at a symposium 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Monday, April 3, at the University of Houston Rockwell Pavilion in the M. D. Anderson Library. The event is free and open to the public. Sponsored by the UH Department of Health and Human Performance, the symposium features a discussion with John Foreyt, an internationally recognized expert on weight management and obesity. Dr. Foreyt is a researcher at Baylor College of Medicine and collaborates with UH researchers on many obesity studies, most recently the five-year TIGER study. TIGER (Training Intervention Genetics of Exercise Response) follows UH students and staff through exercise programs and examines them for genetic reasons that explain their accompanying weight loss or gain. Other speakers include Rod Dishman, one of the founders of the International Olympic Committee’s Olympic Academy of Sports Science, who will discuss the Motivation to Move; UH’s Rebecca Lee and Norma Olvera, who research environmental and cultural reasons for obesity; UH’s Shreela Sharma, whose studies examine childhood obesity issues; and UH’s Andrew Jackson, who will discuss the TIGER study. “The obesity epidemic carries with it a price tag that extends into the millions of dollars for health care, lost work and low quality of life,” said Charles Layne, HHP professor and chair of the department. “Obesity has grown into the number one health care issue in America. We are particularly honored to host Dr. Foreyt and Dr. Dishman, who are on the leading edge of breakthrough information in the field of obesity studies.” For more information on scheduled lecturers, please visit www.hhp.uh.edu/Cuevents/symp/obesitysymposium.htm. For more information on the UH Department of Health and Human Performance and the TIGER study, please visit www.hhp.uh.edu/.
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