CZ:(U00984) Appetite and Obesity, University of Edinburgh 2009

Instructors: Prof Gareth Leng, Dr Celine Caquineau

About the ‘Appetite and Obesity’ course

‘Appetite and Obesity’ is an elective course from the Honours Medical biology programme in the School of Biomedical Sciences at the University of Edinburgh, UK. The overall theme of the course is the study of the body homeostasis and the epidemiology of obesity with a focus on understanding current trends in obesity research.

Project description

The project is to write an article on a chosen topic related to obesity research working in groups of max 4. At the end of the course, articles will be released on Citizendium, until then articles will be locked from editing by other citizens.

Project schedule and deadlines

29.09.09: Tutorial 1.

6.10.09: Article topics and titles selected.

13.10.09: References list selected.

27.10.09: Rough draft due.

3.11.09: Peer reviews due.

17.11.09: Final draft due.

24.11.09: Tutorial 2 Feedback session, Peer reviews due.

Week 11: Articles released on Citizendium.

Articles topics

Please select the topic you want to work on by signing your name (using 4 tildes) on the article's talkpage.

• U00984 Genetics of obesity [r]: Add brief definition or description
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• U00984 Health consequences of obesity [r]: Add brief definition or description
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• U00984 Exercise and Body weight [r]: Add brief definition or description
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• U00984 Drug treatments for obesity [r]: Add brief definition or description
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• U00984 Metabolism and Body composition [r]: Add brief definition or description
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• U00984 Gut-Brain signalling [r]: Add brief definition or description
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• U00984 Food reward [r]: Add brief definition or description
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• U00984 Bariatric surgery [r]: Add brief definition or description
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• Article title 1 [r]: Add brief definition or description
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• Article title 2 [r]: Add brief definition or description
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• Article title 3 [r]: Add brief definition or description
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• Article title 4 [r]: Add brief definition or description
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• Article title 5 [r]: Add brief definition or description
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