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Could Eating Less Protein Help You Age Better and Live Longer?

“While we know that protein restriction extends lifespan in yeast, fruit flies, mice, and rats, that doesn’t necessarily mean it will do so in humans,” says Christopher D. Morrison, a professor at Louisiana State University’s Pennington Biomedical Research Center whose lab pioneered the discovery of a life-extending hormone known as FGF21 ...

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LSU researchers find GLP-1 drugs show unexpected positive health benefits

Researchers at LSU's Pennington Biomedical Research Center, in partnership with the University of Colorado, examined GLP-1 medications and their unanticipated side effects, many of which they found to be positive. The editorial by Dr. Steven Heymsfield and Dr. Adam Gilden ...

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Family-Based Childhood Obesity Program Helps Kids Cut Weight, Become Healthier

“Our results show that an established, effective obesity treatment for children and adolescents can be successfully delivered in their pediatrician’s office,” lead researcher Amanda Staiano said in a news release. She is director of the Pediatric Obesity and Health Behavior Laboratory at Pennington Biomedical Research Center at Louisiana State University ...

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