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During this presentation, Dr. Pam Smith will discuss hormones, insulin resistance and weight loss. After watching 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