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New research suggests that chronic stress together with a high fat diet can lead to weight gain around the middle. We'll talk about this study, and its implications for controlling obesity and reshaping the body.
Dr. Zofia Zukowska, Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Georgetown University
Dr. Adrian Dunn, Boyd Professor Department of Pharmacology, Toxicology and Neuroscience Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center
Dr. Elissa Epel, Assistant Professor, Dept of Psychiatry, University California,San Francisco and director of research, UCSF Obesity Center
Twenty eight years ago Nabeel Yasin fled Iraq with his family. He'd been declared an enemy of the state and feared for his safety. One of Iraq's best known writers, he went back to Iraq after the overthrow of Saddam Hussein. Journalist Jo Tatchell tells the story of Yasin and his family and their exile from Iraq.
Jo Tatchell, writes on Middle East culture for many media outlets, including "The Guardian" and "The Mail on Sunday" and has contributed commentary to the BBC and NPR.
Nabeel Yasin, one of Iraq's most celebrated poets, currently living in the U.K.
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