CZ:UoE Appetite and Obesity 2011

The course coordinates

Instructor: Gareth Leng; Nancy Sabatier

Institution: University of Edinburgh

About the Appetite and Obesity course

‘Appetite and Obesity’ is an elective course that is part of the Honours Medical Biology programme in the School of Biomedical Sciences at the University of Edinburgh, UK.

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 users.

Project schedule and deadlines

20.09.11: Introduction to Citizendium.

11.10.11: Reference list updated. Your article should present a bibliography with an extract of the abstract for each reference illustrating why the paper has been chosen. For an example of how your reference list should look like: Recovered memory/Bibliography

25.10.11: Rough draft due. Your article should have an introduction and at least a detailed plan with section subheadings. You should also have decided what picture(s) or diagram(s) you want to include.

01.11.11: Peer reviews due. Leave your comments on each course article Talk page.

15.11.11: Final draft due. Your main article should be finalised, picture and diagram included. For an example how your article could look like: Edinburgh. Bibliography, Related articles and External links pages should be updated. For an example of how your article subpages should look like: Biology/Related Articles and Biology/External Links

22.11.11: Tutorial 2: Feedback session, peer reviews due.

Week 11: Articles sent for approval.

Article topics

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

•  Poverty and Obesity [r]: Relation between obesity and diet quality, dietary energy density, and energy costs. ^[e]
  

• The Aminostatic Hypothesis [r]: Add brief definition or description
  To create this article in course-specific format, please open this page in a separate window — it will guide you through the process. After each step that takes you away from this course homepage, check back here and reload the page. If you are ready to start this process, then

• The Energostatic Hypothesis [r]: Add brief definition or description
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• The Lipostatic Hypothesis [r]: Add brief definition or description
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•  Healthy Obesity [r]: The healthy obese phenotype is characterized by favorable cardiometabolic risk factors despite excess adipose tissue. ^[e]
  

•  Normal Weight Obesity [r]: The combination of normal body mass index (BMI) and high body fat content is associated with a high prevalence of cardiometabolic dysregulation, metabolic syndrome, and cardiovascular risk factors. ^[e]
  

• The Obesogenic Environment [r]: Add brief definition or description
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Help and 'How to'

For tips on how to write and edit an article: See CZ:How to edit an article and CZ:Article_Mechanics.

For more info on how to create and organize subpages: See CZ:Subpages.

How to insert a picture or diagram: See CZ: About Media Hosted at Citizendium. You must have copyright permission to upload any picture or diagram! To insert a picture: See CZ: Upload

How to make a table: See Help for Tables

Notes on Eduzendium

For further info on the collaborative concept of Eduzendium.