Learn the facts that never seem to make the news about diet, exercise, and weight control. Can “bad carbs” be good? Can exercise make you fatter? Can being “overweight” be a sign of good health? This presentation explains why much of what you’ve learned about diet, exercise, and weight control is wrong.

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Saturday, September 8, 2007
10:00 - 11:00 am
Alumni Hall
211 Emmet Street South
Charlottesville, VA 22903

Glenn Gaesser, Ph.D., is a professor of exercise physiology and director of the kinesiology program at the University of Virginia. Dr. Gaesser is a Fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine and an editorial advisory board member of Health at Every Size.

He was graduated Phi Beta Kappa from the University of California, Berkeley in 1972, where he stayed on to complete both his M.A. (1975) and Ph.D. (1978) with a specialization in exercise physiology. Dr. Gaesser has conducted research and published many articles on exercise, health and fitness in scientific journals, trade publications and newsletters.

He is also the author of three books: Big Fat Lies: The Truth About Your Weight and Your Health (Gurze, 2002), Eating Well, Living Well: When You Can’t Diet Anymore, (with Karin Kratina, M.A., R.D.), (Wheat Foods Council, Parker, CO, 2000), and The Spark: The Revolutionary New Plan to Get Fit and Lose Weight 10 Minutes at a Time, (with Karla Dougherty), Fireside, New York, 2002.

Dr. Gaesser has presented frequently at local, regional, national and international meetings on the subject of body weight, fitness, nutrition, and health. He has appeared on Good Morning America, ABC’s 20/20, World News Tonight with Peter Jennings, NBC Nightly News, CNN, and Dateline NBC. In addition, he has been a guest on dozens of radio shows in North America and has been interviewed for stories on body weight, fitness and health for numerous newspapers and magazines throughout the world.