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New research published in Diabetologia (the journal of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes) shows that diabetes in women is associated with an increased risk of stroke, whereas the data do not show the same association among men. The research is by Dr. Wenhui Zhao (the first author), Dr. Gang Hu and colleagues at the Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA.
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The National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), the most comprehensive survey of the health and nutritional status of the U.S. population is coming to East Baton Rouge Parish, LA beginning on February 26, 2014.
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BATON ROUGE, LA – Pennington Biomedical Research Center announced today that it is conducting a new clinical trial to compare the effects of physical activity and lifestyle changes on energy balance and how these changes may impact an individual’s body composition. This study, called E-MECHANIC: Examination of Mechanisms of Exercise-Induced Weight Compensation, is open to adults age 18-65 who are not currently involved in a structured exercise program.
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BATON ROUGE – Today, Governor Bobby Jindal and Pennington Biomedical Research Center, a campus of LSU, announced the formation of a Childhood Obesity and Diabetes Research Program at the research center’s Baton Rouge-based campus, and opened a newly renovated space for the program’s activities, the Translational Research Clinic for Children (TReCC). Governor Jindal and state legislators joined LSU President F. King Alexander and Pennington Biomedical leaders William Cefalu and Peter Katzmarzyk for the gathering and ribbon cutting.
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