Teens slow down and gain weight
The amount of time kids spend doing physical activity drops dramatically as they become adolescents. Midmorning discusses the latest research and implications for obesity among the teen population.9:06 a.m.Dan Halvorsen: Professor at the University of Minnesota Medical School, Department of Physiology and Sports Medicine. He is also a physiologist and nutritionist and was Minnesota student athlete of the year in 1969.
Philip Nader: Author of the study on adolescent inactivity. He is also a pediatric researcher at the University of California, San Diego.
Fight for the big cats
A renowned animal conservationist explains why dictators are more committed to saving endangered species than are leaders from democratic societies.10:06 a.m.Alan Rabinowitz: President and CEO of Panthera Foundation, and founder of the Hukawng Valley Tiger Reserve in northern Burma. His latest book is "Life in the Valley of Death: The Fight to Save Tigers in a Land of Guns, Gold, and Greed."
Twitter
You can follow Kerri Miller on Twitter at @KerriMPR
Midmorning Podcast
Download each day's Midmorning to your computer or portable MP3 player. Each hour addresses a different topic. To receive both hours every day, you need to subscribe to both hour one and hour two.
Subscribe directly with iTunes:
Hour 1: 
Hour 2: 
You can also copy and paste these URLs into your podcast software: