Sentences with phrase «obesity research program»

He also holds the Canada Research Chair in Metabolism and Obesity and is a co-director of the Metabolism and Childhood (MAC)- Obesity Research Program.

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In a research and strategy update, Novo said it will initiate a phase 3 clinical trial program with once - weekly subcutaneous semaglutide in obesity in the first half of 2018.

In a research and strategy update, Novo said it planned to start a final phase 3 clinical trial program with once - weekly subcutaneous semaglutide in obesity in the first half of 2018.

«Research has shown, most Australian parents agree that programs promoting healthy diet and lifestyle are the most effective way to tackle obesity, followed by nutrition information on packs and vending machines4.

After all, the company was founded in response to academic research proving that even small cash rewards triple the effectiveness of weight - loss programs; that people are more effective at losing weight when their own money is at risk; and that social dynamics play a large role in the spread of obesity, and will likely play a large role in reversing obesity.

His research interests are in health policy, organizational change, health behavior during developmental transitions, influence of sports participation on health, social determinants of health, program evaluation, prevention of alcohol attributable harm, physical activity promotion, obesity prevention, and motor vehicle safety.

Find helpful programs and the latest facts, statistics, research, and reports on the topics of physical activity, nutrition, and obesity in the United States.

Her research focuses on family and community contributions to child obesity and the development of sustainable obesity prevention programs.

Research has linked low socio - economic status with overweight and obesity, and children from low - income families are far more likely to participate in school meals, due to the free and reduced price program.

A research team led by Jane Heinig at University of California Davis has developed a program called Secrets of Baby Behavior that was designed to give new parents the information they need about infant and breastfeeding norms to reduce unnecessary formula supplementation and to help prevent childhood obesity caused by overfeeding.

The UCLA / RAND Center for Adolescent Health Promotion, a CDC - funded prevention research program, has been test - driving a way to get children drinking more water at mealtime to help combat America's obesity epidemic.

Low - carbohydrate diets or low carb diets are nutritional programs that advocate restricted carbohydrate consumption, based on research that ties carbohydrate consumption with increased blood insulin levels, and overexposure to insulin with metabolic syndrome (the most recognized symptom of which is obesity).

Brownson, who also is director of the university's Prevention Research Center, and his co-authors set out to determine the effectiveness of three federal policies aimed at reducing childhood obesity: afterschool physical activity programs, a one - tenth - cent per ounce sugar - sweetened beverage excise tax, and a ban on fast food television advertising to children under 12.

Through projects at Duke Health, DCRI and the Duke Center for Childhood Obesity Research, Armstrong and other Duke scientists are assessing the most effective strategies to reduce obesity in children, including programs that offer at - risk children access to free medical care, partnerships with municipal recreation programs across North Carolina, and even studying children's gut bacteria to determine how the gut microbiome is related to Obesity Research, Armstrong and other Duke scientists are assessing the most effective strategies to reduce obesity in children, including programs that offer at - risk children access to free medical care, partnerships with municipal recreation programs across North Carolina, and even studying children's gut bacteria to determine how the gut microbiome is related to obesity in children, including programs that offer at - risk children access to free medical care, partnerships with municipal recreation programs across North Carolina, and even studying children's gut bacteria to determine how the gut microbiome is related to weight.

«Despite decades of obesity research two issues remain elusive in weight management: significant, long - term weight - loss maintenance and widely accessible programs,» she said.

«Obesity can not be totally pinned on food stamps,» says Jay Zagorsky, a research scientist at The Ohio State University's Center for Human Resource Research and lead author of the study, «but it certainly is related to how the program is structuredresearch scientist at The Ohio State University's Center for Human Resource Research and lead author of the study, «but it certainly is related to how the program is structuredResearch and lead author of the study, «but it certainly is related to how the program is structured.»

«However, we found that children with obesity who were rated as more impulsive prior to starting FBT had greater weight - loss success in the program compared to children with obesity who were rated as less impulsive,» added co-author Kelley Scholz, MSW, research supervisor at Seattle Children's Research Inresearch supervisor at Seattle Children's Research InResearch Institute.

Brownson, who also is director of the university's Prevention Research Center, and his co-authors set out to determine the effectiveness of three federal policies aimed at reducing childhood obesity: afterschool physical activity programs, a one cent per ounce sugar - sweetened beverage excise tax, and a ban on fast food television advertising to children under 12.

«Our society attributes the weight gain and lack of exercise at mid-life (approximately 30 - 60 years) primarily to poor lifestyle choices and lack of will power, but this study shows that there is a genetic program driven by an overactive enzyme that promotes weight gain and loss of exercise capacity at mid-life,» said lead study author Jay H. Chung, Ph.D., M.D., head of the Laboratory of Obesity and Aging Research at the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), part of NIH.

As part of its mission to engage with early career investigators, the Early Career Member Committee hosted a webinar titled «Strategies to Build a Successful Research Program in Obesity - Related Research» on Thursday, February 19, 2015.

Her research is focused on understanding factors that contribute to the development of obesity and implementing effective prevention and treatment programs for childhood obesity in underserved populations.

Kirwan leads an internationally acclaimed biomedical research program focused on diabetes, obesity, nutrition and exercise.

Within MIT, Dr. Erdman is head of the Erdman Laboratory, which is an NIH - funded research program focused on the roles of microbes in inflammatory disorders, particularly obesity and cancer.

Dr. Chung directs NIH funded research programs in human genetics of obesity, breast cancer, pulmonary hypertension, and birth defects including congenital diaphragmatic hernia and congenital heart disease.

The center also participates in the national «MICROMouse» program, which awards competitive one - year grants up to $ 75,000 for research projects that have the potential to enhance and advance the mission of the MMPC as a resource for scientists using mice to study diabetes and obesity.

The program presented a variety of scientific research indicating a healthy gut biota can decrease our propensity for (or even heal) many common diseases including asthma, allergies, ulcerative colitis, obesity, diabetes, heart disease, emphysema and MS (1 & 2).

These fact sheets share research demonstrating the role that the School Breakfast Program and National School Lunch Program play in supporting obesity prevention, overall student health and academic achievement.

Kaiser's charitable funding initiatives center on organizations and programs that support efforts to prevent obesity and chronic illness, improve community safety net clinics, and encourage research and training.

Research on baseline predictors of success in obesity treatment has consistently revealed that children from «obese families» (ie, with the presence of obesity in parents / siblings) show less weight reduction in the lifestyle intervention programs.9, — , 12 This association is possibly mediated by genetic factors.

(Service of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, Lausanne University Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland; [email protected]), Elena Gonzalez - Rodriguez, MD (Service of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, Lausanne University Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland; [email protected]), Justine Gross, HES (Service of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, Lausanne University Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland; [email protected]), Didier Hans, MD (Center of Bone Diseases, Rheumatology Service, Bone & Joint Department, Lausanne University Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland; [email protected]), Antje Horsch, DClinPsych, Professor (Institute of Higher Education and Research in Healthcare (IUFRS), University of Lausanne and Woman - Mother - Child Department, Lausanne University Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland; [email protected]), Bengt Kayser, MD, PhD, Professor (Institute of Sport Sciences, University of Lausanne; [email protected]), Stefano Lanzi, PhD (Service of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Department of Medicine and Service of Angiology, Heart and Vessel Department, Lausanne University Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland; [email protected]), Yvan Mivelaz, MD, Lecturer (Pediatric Cardiology Unit, Woman - Mother - Child Department, Lausanne University Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland; [email protected]), Jardena J Puder, MD, Professor (Service of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Department of Medicine and Service of Pediatric Endocrinology, Diabetology and Obesity, Lausanne University Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland; [email protected]), Dan Quansah, MPH (Service of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, Lausanne University Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland), Urte Scholz, PhD, Professor (Applied Social and Health Psychology, Department of Psychology & University Research Priority Program Dynamics of Healthy Aging, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland; [email protected]), Nicole Sekarski, MD, Professor (Pediatric Cardiology Unit, Woman - Mother - Child Department, Lausanne University Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland; [email protected]), Umberto Simeoni, MD, Professor (DOHad Laboratory, Pediatrics Division, Woman - Mother - Child Department, Lausanne University Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland; [email protected]), Benazir Siddeek, Ph.D. (DOHad Laboratory, Pediatrics Division, Woman - Mother - Child Department, Lausanne University Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland; [email protected]), Yvan Vial, MD, Professor (Obstetrics and Gynecology Division, Woman - Mother - Child Department, Lausanne University Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland; [email protected]).

Nutrition Research Newsletter (2003) reported on a study done by the Department of Nutrition and Food Sciences at the University of Vermont (Berino, 2003), in which Active Parenting was used as part of an obesity prevention program with Native American children in a home visitation intervention with their parents.

He has held various clinical and research positions, including, the Director of Research at the Albert Ellis Institute, Director of Behavior for the Obesity Research Center's Weight Loss Program housed in Columbia's Department of Medicine at St. Luke's - Roosevelt Hospital, and a Clinical Research Associate at St. John's Uniresearch positions, including, the Director of Research at the Albert Ellis Institute, Director of Behavior for the Obesity Research Center's Weight Loss Program housed in Columbia's Department of Medicine at St. Luke's - Roosevelt Hospital, and a Clinical Research Associate at St. John's UniResearch at the Albert Ellis Institute, Director of Behavior for the Obesity Research Center's Weight Loss Program housed in Columbia's Department of Medicine at St. Luke's - Roosevelt Hospital, and a Clinical Research Associate at St. John's UniResearch Center's Weight Loss Program housed in Columbia's Department of Medicine at St. Luke's - Roosevelt Hospital, and a Clinical Research Associate at St. John's UniResearch Associate at St. John's University.