January 2023 Publications

The following are recent publications by the researchers at the Pennington Biomedical Research Center.

Amanda Staiano Available to Discuss American Academy of Pediatrics Guideline on Evaluation and Treatment of Children and Adolescents with Obesity

U.S. News Names DASH Diet One of Best Diets for 2022

Pennington Biomedical Executive Director John Kirwan to Participate in Baton Rouge’s First Appearance in the Rose Parade

Pennington Biomedical Executive Director John Kirwan to Participate in Baton Rouge’s First Appearance in the Rose Parade

Pennington Biomedical Celebrates a Year of Successes, Looks Forward to 2023

As the calendar turns to 2023, many people are reflecting on the happenings of 2022. For LSU’s Pennington Biomedical Research Center, 2022 was a year of successes in more ways than one.

Potatoes Can Be Part of a Healthy Diet

Two popular diabetes drugs outperformed others in large clinical trial

Early Time-Restricted Eating Can Be an Effective Weight Loss Strategy

Precision Physical Activity Prescriptions Improve Survival in Colon Cancer

2022 Childhood Obesity and Public Health Conference

Bariatric Surgery More Effective than Lifestyle for Type 2 Diabetes Remission

$20 Million Federal Grant Will Boost Biomedical Science Collaborations Across Louisiana

Exercise Boosts Chemo Effectiveness

Two Studies Look at Female Athletes’ Mental, Physical Resilience

Two new studies will examine female athletes’ mental and physical resilience using funding from a private foundation dedicated to improving performance and helping people thrive throughout their lives.

Pilot Study to Evaluate Effectiveness of Unique Nutritional Tracking App for Children Funded by a $22,507 Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana Foundation Grant

Pilot study of PortionSize app

International Team Including Two Pennington Biomedical Faculty Awarded $25 Million for Cancer Research

Pennington Biomedical Research Center faculty members Steven B. Heymsfield, M.D., and Justin C. Brown, Ph.D., are members of a team led by the Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, Weill Cornell Medicine and Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory ¬that have secured $25 million to take on the challenge of cachexia, the debilitating wasting condition responsible for up to 30 percent of cancer deaths.

App Boosts Preschoolers’ Motor Skills

Preventing childhood obesity could soon take a major “hop” forward with an app that teaches kids to do just that, and to skip, run and throw a ball.

Custom Program Helps People Living with Diabetes Control Blood Sugar, Weight

A Single Hormone Directs Body’s Responses to Low-Protein Diet

Pennington Biomedical's First Senior Black American Health Fair

Pennington Biomedical's first annual Senior Black American Health Fair is set for 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, May 14, at the C.B. Pennington Jr. Conference Center, 6400 Perkins Road. “We wanted to give something back to the African American community that experiences high rates of chronic diseases compared to many other ethnic groups. The health fair is designed to show the community that Pennington cares about their health and is doing something about it," said Robert L. Newton, Jr., Associate Professor and Director of Pennington Biomedical’s Physical Activity & Ethnic Minority Health Lab.