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Investigating Obesity: Metabolism, Diet And Disease

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ATP is the molecule that carries energy within cells. We're talking about how energy is stored and used in the body, and how it relates to obesity.

It's well-known that the US has a problem with high rates of obesity and related health issues. Less well-understood are some of the basic mechanisms at the core of gaining and losing weight - how metabolism works, and the ways our bodies store and expend energy. 

We're talking with Dr. C. Lawrence Kien, professor of pediatrics and medicine at the University of Vermont College of Medicine. His research focuses on the links between diet, metabolism, obesity, and disease.

Also on the program, Norwich University is hosting the inaugural Resilient Vermont Conference. We’ll talk about the conference with two of the people behind it, organizer Rebecca Stone and Professor Tara Kulkarni.

More information on the conference is here.

Broadcast live on Tuesday, May 17, 2016, at noon; rebroadcast at 7 p.m.

Jane Lindholm is the host, executive producer and creator of But Why: A Podcast For Curious Kids. In addition to her work on our international kids show, she produces special projects for Vermont Public. Until March 2021, she was host and editor of the award-winning Vermont Public program Vermont Edition.
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