1 Hour

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During this presentation, Dr. Pamela W. Smith will discuss hormones and weight loss. After this presentation the viewer should be able to:
Recognize the enormity of obesity as a worldwide health crisis
Examine the major role that inflammation plays in obesity
Understand the role that insulin regulation plays in weight management
Review the role that estrogen plays in weight loss in women
Examine the part that progesterone plays in weight control in women
Explore the role that testosterone plays in weight loss in both men and women
Examine the medical literature and the position that stress plays on weight gain
Review the role melatonin plays in weight regulation
Assess the responsibility that hypothyroidism plays in weight gain
Review the role that leptin and adiponectin play in weight management
Understand the part that the hormone ghrelin plays in weight gain