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Volume 9
Journal of Obesity & Weight Loss Therapy
ISSN: 2165-7904
JOINT EVENT
Childhood Obesity 2019
Diabetes Conference 2019
March 18-19, 2019
&
3
rd
World Congress on
Diabetes and Obesity
12
th
International Conferences on
Childhood Obesity and Nutrition
March 18-19, 2019 | Rome, Italy
To promote development of lean and healthy bodies, we should focus on vigorous exercise rather than
restriction of dietary energy intake
Bernard (Bob) Gutin
Columbia University, USA
T
he dominant metabolic theory of obesity is that it develops from excessive energy intake. However, preventive
interventions based on this theory have often been ineffective in growing youths. This presentation will offer
a developmental theory, which is based on recent epidemiologic research and a new line of research dealing with
differentiation of immature stem cells into mature tissues. This theory posits that the mechanical stimulation
provided by vigorous physical activity (PA) causes immature stem cells to differentiate into lean tissue cells rather
than into fat cells. Consistent with this theory is recent research showing that interventions that involve adequate
doses of vigorous PA, along with appropriate diet composition, are especially effective in promoting development of
lean body mass and reducing visceral adipose tissue in youths.
J Obes Weight Loss Ther 2019, Volume 9
DOI: 10.4172/2165-7904-C1-091