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Can the WW (Formerly Weight Watchers) Program Help People with Type 2 Diabetes?
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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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Pennington Biomedical Celebrates a Landmark Year in 2024
Pennington Biomedical Research Center is proud to reflect on a landmark year in 2024, marked by significant advancements in research, outreach and innovation. The year began with the launch of the Center’s Small Shifts campaign, empowering individuals to make manageable, lasting changes in their daily lives to improve overall health outcomes. Focusing on nutrition, exercise and mental health, Small Shifts provides tips and advice for people to incorporate small changes to their daily routines that can have life-long impacts.
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Weight Management Help for Children with Obesity
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Maintaining Body Weight Won’t Save Colorectal Cancer Survivors
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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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NIH Will Fund Study of How the Brain and Fat Tissue Communicate
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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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