NS 3150

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  • Schedule of Classes - August 31, 2016 7:14PM EDT
  • Course Catalog - June 9, 2016 6:15PM EDT

NS 3150
Obesity and the Regulation of Body Weight

Course information provided by the 2015-2016 Catalog.

Multidisciplinary discussion of the causes, effects, and treatments of human obesity. Topics include the biopsychology of eating behavior, the genetics of obesity, the role of activity and energy metabolism, the psychosocial determinants of obesity, anorexia nervosa, therapy and its effectiveness, and social discrimination.


Prerequisites/Corequisites Prerequisite: NS 1150, PSYCH 1101.

Permission Note Enrollment limited to: Junior or senior students. Others by instructor permission only.

Outcomes

  • Familiarize students with the breadth of knowledge, theories, and therapies concerning energy balance and the control of food intake and energy expenditure.

When Offered Spring.

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Syllabi: none

  •   Summer Special Session 2.  Combined with: PSYCH 3150

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  1427 NS 3150   LEC 001

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    • TBA
    • Jun 27 - Jul 15, 2016

    • Levitsky, D

  • Instruction Mode: Distance Learning - WWW

    This Online Summer Session class is offered by the School of Continuing Education and Summer Sessions. For details visit http://www.sce.cornell.edu/ss/courses/courses.php?v=2799