Fathers and Obesity

June 9, 2017
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Epigenetic markers reveal that dads and their eating patterns can have previously unexpected effects on babies, even before conception.

Body Hunger

June 1, 2017
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Dr. Pretlow’s most recent presentation touches upon the problems with the conventional model of childhood obesity, the addiction model, and obesity treatment.

Fat-Shaming, Science, and Art

May 26, 2017
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Studies show that certain factors like the FTO and microbiome influence us in ways we cannot do anything about, and no amount of fat-shaming would change that.

Microbiota and Their Genes

May 15, 2017
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What causes type 1 diabetes mellitus, or T1DM? There can be a genetic predisposition to it, but other things are going on too.

Obesity, Epigenetics and a Wild Card

May 9, 2017
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We can influence the impact of DNA methylation by avoiding sugar and stress, and by getting enough quality sleep, among other things.

Fat-Shaming in American Culture

May 4, 2017
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From the classic examples of media fat-shaming in the movies to the cliched iconography of obesity, obesity is often portrayed with a strong anti-fat bias.

The Problematic Dietary Guidelines

April 27, 2017
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A look at how the most recent set of Dietary Guidelines for Americans went from recommendation to reality. They may not sound like a big deal, but they matter.

Guidelines of Contention

April 26, 2017
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How did the most recent revision of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans come into being? The backstory is more complicated than a spy novel.

How Policy Is Made

April 25, 2017
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Where should nutrition advice come from? And who should and should not be funding related research?

The Epigenetics Obesity Dream

April 21, 2017
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Obesity can be a “legacy” passed on to succeeding generations, not only for genetic reasons but for epigenetic ones.

Letting Moms Off the Hook

April 20, 2017
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When people eat real food, and eliminate toxins and stress, less damage occurs and sometimes things happen that seem miraculous.

Significant Developments in Treating Obesity

April 18, 2017
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Dr.Pretlow be conducting a workshop on Tuesday, April 18, on “Treatment of Obesity Using the Addiction Model” for a conference in the U.K.

Everything You Know About Fat Is Still Wrong

April 4, 2017
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The subject of body fat has been slowly revealing its secrets, and causing some astonishment along the way.

The Current State of Fat

March 31, 2017
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Jerome Groopman’s article in The New Yorker touches upon our perception of body fat, popular diets, size acceptance, and the latest in obesity research.

Scotland Sets the Pace

March 23, 2017
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Last November the Scottish branch of the National Health Service came out with a recommendation for government-run fat camps for kids.

Everything Else You Know About Fat Is Wrong

March 22, 2017
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Is what you know about fat wrong? Childhood Obesity News explores the latest research findings on this complex organ and its links to the obesity epidemic.

Everything You Know About Fat Is Wrong

March 21, 2017
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Low-fat processed foods are not remarkably delicious on their own. Add massive injections of sugar and salt, wrap it in a gaudy package, and we’ve got a winner.

Epigenetics and Grandkids

March 20, 2017
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Research proves that some epigenetic changes can be passed along to children and even grandchildren.

What’s Up With Epigenetics?

March 17, 2017
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As if the multi-factorial plague of obesity were not complicated enough already, it seems that epigenetics must be counted in the equation.

If Mama Ain’t Happy, Ain’t Nobody Happy

March 13, 2017
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When things are not going well in the digestive tract, where trillions of organisms make their home, the rest of the body will not fare well.

Ain’t Nobody Happy

March 10, 2017
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When given the wrong kind of sustenance, the digestive system, and mainly, the trillions of inhabitants of the large intestine, will take revenge.

If Momma Ain’t Happy

March 9, 2017
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When a healthful balance is in effect, the interests of the microbiome and the human host are aligned. With bacteria out of balance bad things can happen.

The Wars Within

March 8, 2017
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Metabolism has a lot to do with obesity, and when it comes to health and healing, the care and feeding of the microbiome might be the next big thing.

Revenge of the Microbiome

March 7, 2017
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If given the chance, the bugs that live inside us are mostly helpful. Like any other tenant, they know (on some level) that it is not in their best interest to burn down the house. But they do have their priorities. If we send too much of the wrong stu …

What’s Up With Brown Fat?

March 6, 2017
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Recent research may help develop pharmaceuticals that activate “brown fat” — thus making a difference for people suffering from diabetes and obesity.

The Life and Times of Brown Fat

March 3, 2017
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Do children have more brown fat because they are thin, or are they thin because they have more brown fat?

The Microbiome and Diabetes

February 27, 2017
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Studies show that people who live together and/or are related have very similar microbiomes. What does this mean for people who struggle with diabetes?

Another Look at Contagious Obesity

February 22, 2017
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Studies show that people who are related and/or live together share large swaths of their microbial populations.

The Microbiome and Prader-Willi Syndrome

February 9, 2017
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Researchers are trying out genetic manipulation, appetite-curbing drugs, cognitive therapy, electric stimulation of the brain, and more, to combat PWS.

Obesity Villain b29

February 8, 2017
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Prof. Liping Zhao isolated a strain of enterobacter cloacae called b29 and introduced it into the bodies of sterile mice. Here’s what happened.

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OVERWEIGHT: What Kids Say explores the obesity problem from the often-overlooked perspective of children struggling with being overweight.

About Dr. Robert A. Pretlow

Dr. Robert A. Pretlow is a pediatrician and childhood obesity specialist. He has been researching and spreading awareness on the childhood obesity epidemic in the US for more than a decade.
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Presentations

Dr. Pretlow’s invited presentation at the American Society of Animal Science 2020 Conference
What’s Causing Obesity in Companion Animals and What Can We Do About It

Dr. Pretlow’s invited presentation at the World Obesity Federation 2019 Conference:
Food/Eating Addiction and the Displacement Mechanism

Dr. Pretlow’s Multi-Center Clinical Trial Kick-off Speech 2018:
Obesity: Tackling the Root Cause

Dr. Pretlow’s 2017 Workshop on
Treatment of Obesity Using the Addiction Model

Dr. Pretlow’s invited presentation for
TEC and UNC 2016

Dr. Pretlow’s invited presentation at the 2015 Obesity Summit in London, UK.

Dr. Pretlow’s invited keynote at the 2014 European Childhood Obesity Group Congress in Salzburg, Austria.

Dr. Pretlow’s presentation at the 2013 European Congress on Obesity in Liverpool, UK.

Dr. Pretlow’s presentation at the 2011 International Conference on Childhood Obesity in Lisbon, Portugal.

Dr. Pretlow’s presentation at the 2010 Uniting Against Childhood Obesity Conference in Houston, TX.

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