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January 11, 2018
The health benefits of losing just 5 percent of your body weight
Source: NBC News
December 12, 2017
A key to tackling childhood obesity: Involve families and follow up
Parents modeling healthy behaviors leads to markedly better outcomes.
News Release
December 5, 2017
Obesity prevented in mice fed high-fat diet
Mice with genes that activate a protein pathway have leaner fat cells.
News Release
September 19, 2017
Scientists find way to convert bad body fat into good fat
Potential for treating obesity identified in mice.
News Release
March 3, 2017
The father of the microbiome
Gordon is expanding our understanding of human health into nonhuman realms.
Source: Washington Magazine
February 23, 2017
New weight-loss therapy rids body of food before digestion
Patients can cut calories by up to 30 percent.
News Release
November 18, 2016
Weight loss may help prevent multiple myeloma
Excess weight increases risk that benign blood disorder will become cancerous.
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October 11, 2016
High-protein diet curbs metabolic benefits of weight loss
Insulin sensitivity unimproved in obese women who lose weight but consume excess protein.
News Release
August 24, 2016
Excess weight linked to 8 more cancer types
Limiting weight gain could help to reduce risk of these cancers.
News Release
June 17, 2016
America’s growing problem
Averting the lifelong health risks and spiraling social costs of childhood obesity.
Outlook Magazine
June 16, 2016
Pregnant women’s high-fat, high-sugar diets may affect future generations
Obesity can predispose offspring in multiple generations to metabolic problems.
News Release
April 19, 2016
Washington People: Christine Berg
From crafts to community partnerships, Berg represents the evolution of occupational therapy.
Washington People
March 31, 2016
You asked: Should I try a fasting diet?
Source: Time
February 25, 2016
Big health benefits to small weight loss
Source: New York Times
February 23, 2016
Natural sugar may treat fatty liver disease
Mouse study shows the sugar trehalose triggers liver cells to clean up their excess fat.
News Release
February 22, 2016
Small weight loss yields large rewards, study finds
Source: Health Day
February 22, 2016
In obese patients, 5 percent weight loss has significant health benefits
Initial weight loss lowers risk for diabetes, cardiovascular disease.
News Release
February 4, 2016
Study to look for new ways to engage workers in wellness programs
Housekeepers, food service workers less likely to participate in employer-based health interventions.
News Release
January 21, 2016
The weight loss enemy within: Bacteria
Source: Newsweek
December 29, 2015
New for weight loss: balloon therapy
Intragastric balloons offer alternatives to gastric bypass and other surgical procedures.
News Release
November 10, 2015
New study highlights dangers of belly fat, even for normal-weight people
Source: Associated Press
August 5, 2015
Common weight-loss surgery may lower tolerance for alcohol
Source: Health Day
July 1, 2015
More Americans now obese than overweight
New finding is "a wake-up call" to make public health strategies a priority.
School of Medicine
June 22, 2015
Obese Americans now outnumber those who are merely overweight, study says
Source: Los Angeles Times