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Regents Presents $400,000 in matching funds to create

Louisiana Public Facilities Authority Chair in Nutrition

Regents Presents $400,000 in matching funds to create Louisiana Public Facilities Authority Chair in Nutrition

Regents Presents $400,000 in matching funds to create Louisiana Public Facilities Authority Chair in Nutrition

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Breaux Holds Hearing On Healthy Aging and Nutrition

Breaux Holds Hearing On Healthy Aging and Nutrition

Breaux Holds Hearing On Healthy Aging and Nutrition

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$60 million lab and clinic expansion takes off

$60 million lab and clinic expansion takes off

$60 million lab and clinic expansion takes off

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Obesity program receives $2 million in grants

Obesity program receives $2 million in grants

Obesity program receives $2 million in grants

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Ravussin Awarded Douglas L. Gordon Endowed Chair

Ravussin Awarded Douglas L. Gordon Endowed Chair

Ravussin Awarded Douglas L. Gordon Endowed Chair

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Pennington Center obesity research program to be featured on Discovery Channel

Pennington Center obesity research program to be featured on Discovery Channel

Pennington Center obesity research program to be featured on Discovery Channel

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Kids getting a steady diet of fast food on the tube

Kids getting a steady diet of fast food on the tube

Kids getting a steady diet of fast food on the tube

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NIH awards $12.4 million for study of nutrition and aging.

NIH awards $12.4 million for study of nutrition and aging.

NIH awards $12.4 million for study of nutrition and aging.

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An innovative approach to a possible treatment for prostate and breast cancers

An innovative approach to a possible treatment for prostate and breast cancers

An innovative approach to a possible treatment for prostate and breast cancers

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NIH Will Fund Study of How the Brain and Fat Tissue Communicate

NIH Will Fund Study of How the Brain and Fat Tissue Communicate

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A Window Into Pennington Biomedical’s World-Class Research Center

Its beautiful buildings and park-like campus sitting on 222-acres might be an iconic East Baton Rouge Parish landmark. Still, few Louisianans really understand what goes on inside LSU’s Pennington Biomedical Research Center at 6400 Perkins Road each and every day.

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Pennington Biomedical Supports the U.S. Military Every Day

Since 1988, the Pennington Biomedical Research Center has supported the U.S. Military and has become the No. 1 provider of nutrition science for the Department of Defense, or DOD. Over the years, that relationship has grown to include research focused on all aspects of readiness, performance and resilience. Over the past 35 years, Pennington Biomedical has attracted researchers from around the world to its Baton Rouge campus with the purpose of helping people live longer, healthier lives. These internationally renowned scientists collaborate with their colleagues in 240 academic institutions in 24 countries. Their work has generated close to 400,000 citations in scientific literature with five scientists ranking among the most cited researchers in the world

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Weight Management Help for Children with Obesity

Weight Management Help for Children with Obesity

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Maintaining Body Weight Won’t Save Colorectal Cancer Survivors

Maintaining Body Weight Won’t Save Colorectal Cancer Survivors

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Leanne Redman, Associate Executive Director for Scientific Education

Redman Named Associate Executive Director

Redman Named AED

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Science Moves Closer to Diet that Improves Metabolic Health  But Doesn’t Require Sharply Reducing Calorie Consumption

Science Moves Closer to Diet that Improves Metabolic Health But Doesn’t Require Sharply Reducing Calorie Consumption

Methionine Restricted Diet Advance

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New Study Offers COVID-19 Testing in Black Communities

New Study Offers COVID-19 Testing in Black Communities

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