Presented By: Department of Psychology
Michigan Neuroimaging Initiative: Building a Costly Brain: Implications for the Evolution of Human Childhood and the Developmental Origins of Obesity
Dr. Chris Kuzawa, Ph.D., MSPH, Professor of Anthropology, Northwestern University
Why do some children gain excess weight, increasing their long-term risk of becoming an overweight or obese adult? In this seminar, Dr. Kuzawa, will review recent anthropological research that is revealing energetic trade-offs between the costs of childhood brain development and fat deposition, inspiring new brain-focused approaches to combating excess weight gain early in life.
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