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Exploring Options for Kidney Disease
While there is currently no cure for kidney disease—only dialysis or having a kidney transplant—work being done at Pennington Biomedical Research Center is exploring other options to improve outcomes and quality of life for patients with the disease.
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Low Oxygen Weight Loss Trial at Pennington Biomedical Open to Participants
Does altitude play a role in weight loss? Why is it easier to lose weight in Colorado versus Louisiana? Researchers at the Pennington Biomedical Research Center are seeking answers to these questions through one of the latest research trials, the “Low Oxygen and Weight Status,” or LOWS study. The LOWS study will determine whether exposure to low oxygen levels in the air, similar to those at higher altitudes, can help individuals with obesity lose weight and improve health.
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DASH Diet, Developed in Part at Pennington Biomedical, Ranks as the American Heart Association’s Top Heart-Healthy Eating Style
A new American Heart Association scientific statement assessed and scored the heart healthiness of popular dietary patterns, and the DASH Diet – developed in part at Pennington Biomedical Research Center – received a perfect score as the top heart-healthy eating plan.
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Infants and Toddlers Up to 5 Years Old Can Participate in Shape Up! Keiki Study at Pennington Biomedical
The Pennington Biomedical Research Center is looking for children 5 years old and younger to participate in the Shape Up! Keiki research study. The purpose of the Shape Up! Keiki research study is to create a better way to measure and describe health from body shape.
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Helping Families and Doctors Fight Childhood Obesity
Childhood obesity has been on a noticeable rise since the 1990s, but researchers at the Pennington Biomedical Research Center have seen an even more dramatic uptick in this disease since the pandemic began.
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$2 Million Grant Investment Aims to Reduce Food Waste
An estimated 35 percent of food produced in the United States is thrown away, valued at an average $408 billion loss annually. About 37 percent of waste occurs in homes, though this amount is likely underestimated due to the difficulty of measuring household food waste.
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April 2023 Publications
The following are recent publications by the researchers at the Pennington Biomedical Research Center.
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New Study in Experimental Biology and Medicine Highlights the Links Between Air Quality and COVID-19 Severity
A recently published article in Experimental Biology and Medicine (Volume 248, Issue 3, January, 2023) addresses the mechanisms by which air pollution worsens COVID-19, highlighting the apparent protection offered by a dietary antioxidant, astaxanthin.
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Built environment strongest predictor of adolescent obesity, related health behaviors
New research shows that the built environment, not social and economic environments, is a strong predictor of adolescents’ body mass index (BMI), overweight and obesity status, and eating behaviors, according to a new study in Obesity, The Obesity Society’s (TOS) flagship journal. This study provides the first quasi-experimental empirical evidence of these environments on adolescents’ BMI, overweight, obesity and related behaviors.
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Innovation at Pennington Biomedical Gets New Emphasis
The Pennington Biomedical Research Center is home to new and exciting discoveries made right here in Baton Rouge every day. While not every scientific breakthrough will end up as a new diagnostic test or treatment available in the marketplace, many Pennington Biomedical innovations do have that potential.
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