Obesity and the Regulation of Body Weight
Multidisciplinary discussion of the causes, effects, and treatments of human obesity. Topics include the biopsychology of eating behavior, the genetics of obesity, the role of activity and energy metabolism, the psychosocial determinants of obesity, anorexia nervosa, therapy and its effectiveness, and social discrimination.Multidisciplinary discussion of the causes, effects, and treatments of human obesity. Topics include the biopsychology of eating behavior, the genetics of obesity, the role of activity and energy metabolism, the psychosocial determinants of obesity, anorexia nervosa, therapy and its effectiveness, and social discrimination.
Topics
- Familiarize students with the breadth of knowledge, theories, and therapies concerning energy balance and the control of food intake and energy expenditure.
Official roster learning outcomes
Prerequisites & course information
NS 1150 or NS 1220 or BIOMG 1350 or BIOG 1440; NS 3200 or BIOMG 3300; or equivalents.
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027
- Catalogue entry ↗
Catalogue variants
- Obesity and the Regulation of Body Weight · 3.0 · Undergraduate