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Opportunities for Obesity Research, Treatment and Prevention being Explored in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Sultan Bin Abdulaziz Humanitarian City, or SBAHC, a leading non-profit medical institute in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and the Pennington Biomedical Research Center in Baton Rouge, La., are pleased to announce that they are exploring a partnership to address one of the most critical public health challenges facing the world today – obesity.
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Pennington Biomedical’s EAT2 Study to Explore Unknown Effects of Weight Fluctuations
Dr. Ursula White, an associate professor of Clinical Science at Pennington Biomedical Research Center, is taking a deep dive into the lasting health effects of short-term weight gain and weight loss. The ability for the fat tissue to expand or contract to accommodate changes in body weight is important for sustained health. Dr. White’s clinical study at Pennington Biomedical, the EAT2 study, will allow her to explore how changes within the adipose tissue are affected by weight gain and weight loss, and what that means for a person’s health.
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Americans are Meeting Minimum Needs for Essential Amino Acids
Essential amino acid intakes in the US population exceed recommended minimum requirements, but higher intakes were not correlated with muscle benefits in older adults.
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New U.S. Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth Reveals Continued Low Levels of Physical Activity
The Physical Activity Alliance, the nation’s largest national coalition dedicated to advancing regular participation in physical activity, today released the 2024 United States Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth. The overall physical activity grade for children and youth remained low at D-, the same grade it received in 2022, the last time a report was made.
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Pennington Biomedical’s Small Shifts Campaign Focus for October: Managing Stress and Anxiety
As October begins, the Pennington Biomedical Research Center will focus its Small Shifts campaign on an issue that affects millions daily: managing stress and anxiety. In this fast-paced world, the pressure to stay productive can easily become overwhelming. But what if there are small steps that can be taken to better manage these feelings and improve one’s well-being along the way?
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Pennington Biomedical Partners on Army-Wide Health and Nutrition Study
Researchers from Pennington Biomedical’s Center for Military Performance and Resilience and the U.S. Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine are teaming up to assess the health and nutritional status of active-duty service members. The Military Health and Nutrition Examination Study, or MHANES, is modeled on the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, or NHANES, which assesses the health and nutritional status of adults and children in the U.S. but excludes active-duty members of the military.
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Forge Ahead: Caldwell Bridges the Gap of Genetics and Nutrition to Enhance Health Outcomes Among African American Communities
Disparities in health outcomes for African American adults involve both biological and social health determinants. Jennifer Caldwell, Ph.D., a researcher at Pennington Biomedical Research Center, is exploring the combined influence of a biological determinant (a person’s genes), and a social health determinant (food insecurity) to understand the impact on African American adults’ health outcomes in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
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Zubaidah Nor Hanipah Joins Pennington Biomedical Research Center and the Metamor Institute
Dr. Zubaidah “Zuby” Nor Hanipah recently joined Pennington Biomedical as an associate professor-research in the Clinical Metabolic Surgery Laboratory. Dr. Nor Hanipah’s research interests encompass a comprehensive study of metabolic and bariatric surgery outcomes, with a primary emphasis on obesity, metabolic disorders, and metabolic syndrome.
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New Era of Obesity Drug Development, Upcoming Webinar Hosted by Xtalks
In this webinar, learn about obesity's health burden and the evolution of drug development in obesity. The speakers will discuss about the importance of preservation of muscle mass for long term weight maintenance. They will address the different methodologies used to evaluate total energy expenditure and its components.
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Pennington Biomedical’s Greaux Healthy Initiative Takes Aim at Childhood Obesity
Pennington Biomedical Research Center is formally launching Greaux Healthy, a public service initiative designed to help improve kids’ health at every age. Developed with funding from the State of Louisiana, Greaux Healthy implements 35 years of Pennington Biomedical research and discoveries to inform tools, resources and programing for children, parents, physicians and educators throughout the state.
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