[172] Nationally Renowned Expert Speaks On Childhood Obesity

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Oct. 26, 2010
EDITORIAL CONTACT: Gina Logue, 615-898-5081

NATIONALLY RENOWNED EXPERT SPEAKS ON CHILDHOOD OBESITY
MTSU Center Hosts Dr. David Bassett on Tragically Timely Health Care Topic

(MURFREESBORO) –Dr. David Bassett, professor in the Department of Exercise, Sport and Leisure Studies and Director of the Center for Physical Activity at the University of Tennessee at Knoxville, will speak at 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 4, in the State Farm Lecture Hall of MTSU’s Business and Aerospace Building.
Bassett will speak about “Packing on the Pounds: Time Trends in Physical Activity and Diet in American Children.” This address is free and open to the public.
A prolific researcher and sought-after speaker, Bassett has written more than 100 peer-reviewed publications and 11 book chapters focusing on physical activity and energy expenditure and the use of pedometers and accelerometers to measure walking activity in various populations, including the Amish.
A fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine, Bassett has served on the ACSM Board of Trustees and the Science Advisory Board of the President’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports. He also is an Active Fellow of the American Academy of Kinesiology and Physical Education.
The MTSU Center for Physical Activity and Health is presenting Bassett’s talk as part of its fall 2010 Distinguished Lecture Series in Youth Fitness and Sport. For more information, contact Dr. Don Morgan at 615-898-5549 or dmorgan@mtsu.edu.


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