Professor
University of Kansas Medical Center
Kansas City, Kansas, United States
John M. Jakicic, PhD is a Professor at the University of Kansas Medical Center in the Department of Internal Medicine and the Division of Physical Activity and Weight Management. He has an interdisciplinary research program that examines lifestyle approaches to the prevention and treatment of chronic health conditions, with a particular focus on the role of increased physical activity and reduced sedentary behavior on these outcomes. Central to this research has been a focus on interventions for weight loss and weight loss maintenance, and this has more recent application to medical treatments for obesity that include metabolic and bariatric surgery and contemporary anti-obesity medications. His recent work has extended to understanding how body weight regulation influences aspects of aginng. He has served on numerous national committees focused on obesity, physical activity, and other chronic health conditions, which included his appointment by the US Department of Health and Human Services to the 2018 Physical Activity Guidelines Scientific Advisory Committee.
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Wednesday, November 13, 2024
12:00 PM – 1:30 PM PST