February 12, 2009
Are Americans Destined to be Fat for Life?
The Endocrine Society and Research!America partnered to present "Are Americans Destined to be Fat for Life?" a 45-minute educational briefing on the efforts to combat obesity in America. An updated diabetes fact sheet was released at the briefing.
The brief educational seminar provided a unique opportunity to hear directly from the country's leading medical experts engaged in the daily struggle to improve our nation's ability to understand, treat and cure obesity. These experts included:
Leonard Wartofsky, MD MACP
Professor of Medicine
Georgetown University School of Medicine
Chairman, Department of Medicine
Washington Hospital Center
Daniel Bessesen, MD
Professor of Medicine
University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine
Chief of Endocrinology, Denver Health Medical Center
Associate Director, Colorado Center for Human Nutrition
Myron Genel, MD
Professor Emeritus of Pediatrics
Senior Research Scientist
Yale University School of Medicine
Stacie Propst, PhD
Vice President, Science Policy and Outreach
Research!America