Dr. Eric Ravussin Interview (2017)
Louisiana: The State We're In
Details
Collection:LPB
Genre: Interview
Place Covered: Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Date Issued: 2017-01-06
Duration: 00:06:29
Subjects: Ravussin, Eric | Pennington Biomedical Research Center | Louisiana State University (Baton Rouge, La.) | Health | Exercise
Contributors:
- Whinham, Charlie Host
- Ravussin, Eric Interviewee
Description
This segment from the January 6, 2017, episode of the series “Louisiana: The State We’re In” features Charlie Whinham’s in-studio interview with Dr. Eric Ravussin of the Pennington Biomedical Research Center in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Pennington recently received a $5.28 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to study the molecular effects of exercise. Dr. Ravussion discusses: the study’s goal of discovering why some people benefit from exercise more than others; the other academic institutions participating in the study; his previous research on obesity; the timeline for the study; and Pennington’s other research projects.