The Genetics of Weight: What Can I Do?

The Genetics of Weight: What Can I Do?
With Jean Kristeller, ISU professor emeritus in the department of psychology and board member of The Maple Center for Integrative Medicine.

Dr. Kristeller has received multiple grants funded by the National Institute of Health to study weight management and psycho-biological factors in obesity. She lectures and teaches nationally and internationally about her work on mindful eating.

Without question, we now know that body weight and the likelihood of obesity is strongly affected by genetics. This ability is what helped people survive famine, drought, and other natural catastrophes over the ages when food was scarce. This program will review what we know about the effects of genes on weight, and what you might do to counteract these effects for yourself and your family.