TED-Ed
Is Binge Watching Bad For You?
Straining the eyes, myopia, lack of sun, and a sedimentary lifestyle are all possible side-effects of watching too much tv too regularly. Watch a video that explains how binge watching can cause poor health and eye risks, especially in...
SciShow
High-Fructose Corn Syrup: The "Dark Lord" of Nutrition
High fructose corn syrup (HFCS) can be found in many of the things people consume—yogurts, baked goods, canned goods, condiments, and beverages. An enlightening video explores high fructose corn syrup and its bad reputation. The narrator...
SciShow
Obesity
Sixty-one percent of 5-10 year olds who are overweight have at least one risk factor for heart disease, and 26 percent have two or more. Explore the obesity epidemic with a video that shows obesity trends across the world. Viewers...
TED-Ed
What is Obesity?
As the output of foods has increased over the years, so has world-wide epidemic of obesity. However, sometimes genetics plays a role in obesity. But what about being overweight? View a video that discusses the difference between...
Curated OER
Childhood Obesity
Meredith Vieira explains how our children are "eating themselves to death." Bad nutrition combined with a sedentary lifestyle leads to dangerous diseases. Dave Zinzenko, the editor of Men's Health, talks about his journey out of...
Curated OER
Science of Obesity
Show your health class the issues someone with morbid obesity faces. Follow Francis Serrano, who at 500 pounds undergoes gastric bypass surgery in order to lose weight. Use this to show a personal story of someone who chooses this option.
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Hhmi: Biointeractive: Obesity: Body Mass Index
This animation demonstrates how body mass index affects the degree of obesity in an average height human male. [1:21]
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Hhmi: Biointeractive: Obesity: Ppar Gamma Activation in the Fat Cell
This animation demonstrates how a PPAR-gamma receptor activates the genes in a fat cell, resulting in fat storage and hormonal changes. [2:48]
PBS
Pbs: Nova: Science Now: Obesity
A scientific inquiry into what causes obesity. Includes research surrounding a chemical in the brain proven to regulate body weight. [12:20]
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: The Role of Genetics in Obesity
In this video segment from NOVA scienceNOW, meet researchers who are studying obesity and trying to understand the role that hormones and genetics can play in regulating appetite. [3:25]
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: Why Is the u.s. Still Overweight?
With so many diets and dieters, why are Americans collectively getting bigger? Science Friday discusses this growing concern in this episode.
Science for Kids
Science Kids: Experiment Videos: How Much Sugar Is in Soda?
Check out a few different ways you can find out the amount of sugar you're drinking in your soda or fruit juice. [4:09]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Calculate Your Own Body Mass Index
Find out how simple it is to calculate your BMI and the common BMI categories from a pediatric infectious disease physician who works at Khan Academy. [7:20]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Hormones, Body Mass, and Obesity
Explains the factors that influence a person's body mass and the role that hormones play in regulating hunger. [4:38]
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: At the Table: What Does Hunger Look Like in the United States?
Why does both hunger and obesity exist in the United States? That's because food insecurity in America looks very different than in other countries. Spanish captions and transcript also available. [2:54]
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: At the Table: Food Education, Why Start Young?
Kids and youth can have a huge impact on their families' spending and eating habits. Programs like Appetite For Change's Youth Community Cooks Night program offers youth a chance to learn about nutritious cooking, and have some fun in...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Pbs News Hour: Reports Reveal Coca Cola Funded Pediatric Association and Child Obesity Research
Learn why the American Academy of Pediatrics severed its ties with Coca-Cola with this video and educational resources from PBS NewsHour from September 30, 2015. [5:32] Support materials are provided.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Our Supersized Kids: Childhood Obesity
This is a collection of short videos pertaining to the childhood obesity epidemic and ways to help reduce the problem. Use the video segments and discussion questions to help students explore the major causes of the childhood obesity...
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: Sizing Up Americans in the Weight of the Nation
Can a new documentary series help shrink America's growing weight problem?
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: Obesity Research
New Year's resolution to lose the weight? We'll get the latest on research into obesity.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Nutrition and Health: Lesson 1
This lesson will look at the effect that diet and exercise have on normal body functions. It is 1 of 5 in the series titled "Nutrition and Health."
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Health Problems: Lesson 2
This lesson will examine the major health issues. It is 2 of 4 in the series titled "Health Problems."
NPR: National Public Radio
Npr: Beyond the Bake Sale
National Public Radio considers public schools making money by signing contracts with soft drink companies and the parents who protest this action as a health risk for kids. They are joined by health professionals "Worried about a...
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: Can Government Bans Tackle Obesity?
Experts debate whether government regulations are an effective way to fight the obesity epidemic.