Dr. Leanne Redman Interview (2017)
Louisiana: The State We're In
Details
Collection:LPB
Genre: Newsmagazine
Place Covered: Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Date Issued: 2017-03-31
Duration: 00:05:16
Subjects: Pennington Biomedical Research Center | Health | Obesity
Contributors:
- Moreau, Andre Host
- Redman, Leanne Interviewee
Description
This segment from the March 31, 2017, episode of the series “Louisiana: The State We’re In” features Andre Moreau’s in-studio interview with Dr. Leanne Redman of the Pennington Biomedical Research Center in Baton Rouge. She discusses: her research on infant metabolism, including the possible linkages between an infant’s sucking behavior and obesity; the establishment of eating behaviors; and Pennington’s use of an infant metabolic chamber in their research.