Instructional Video3:33
SciShow

High-Fructose Corn Syrup: The "Dark Lord" of Nutrition

12th - Higher Ed
Hank takes on high fructose corn syrup - the new "dark lord of nutrition" - to help explain the ambiguities around all the claims being made about it.
Instructional Video18:10
TED Talks

Nicholas Christakis: The hidden influence of social networks

12th - Higher Ed
We're all embedded in vast social networks of friends, family, co-workers and more. Nicholas Christakis tracks how a wide variety of traits -- from happiness to obesity -- can spread from person to person, showing how your location in...
Instructional Video0:41
Next Animation Studio

New weight-loss pill might help in the fight against obesity

12th - Higher Ed
A new study published in the New England Journal of Medicine has found promising results for a weight-loss drug in the U.S.
Audio
Science Friday Initiative

Science Friday: Can Government Bans Tackle Obesity?

9th - 10th
Experts debate whether government regulations are an effective way to fight the obesity epidemic.