Tag: Obesity Initiative

Pecan-enriched diet shown to reduce cholesterol

People at risk for cardiovascular disease showed improvements.
Cooper named FACS interim associate dean

Cooper will continue in her roles as the Bill Flatt Professor in the department of…
Parenting intervention can result in lower BMIs

An intervention designed to promote healthy growth that taught first-time moms how to respond with…
Rick Lewis

Rick Lewis, the UGA Foundation Professor in Family and Consumer Sciences, integrates his research with…
Researchers to study cause of obesity-related inflammation

Not all fat is made the same. Scientists have observed that fat cells in an…
UGA team begins after-school enrichment program at two Clarke County elementary schools

A multidisciplinary team of University of Georgia faculty is partnering with the Clarke County School…
Obesity Initiative conference highlights latest in imaging, musculoskeletal health

Researchers from academia and industry gathered in Athens June 12 for a conference hosted by…
Virtual pet takes aim at obesity in children

UGA researchers develop a digital tool to increase physical activity in children.
Walk Georgia fighting obesity a step at a time

Free, Web-based program has reached 50,000-plus Georgians, plans to reach 100,000 by 2016.
Virtual pet leads to increased physical activity for kids, UGA research says

Placing children into a mixed reality-part virtual environment and part real world-has great potential for…
Impulsive personality linked to food addiction

The same kinds of impulsive behavior that lead some people to abuse alcohol and other…
Leading expert on genetics of obesity to deliver Boyd Lecture at UGA

World-renowned geneticist Claude Bouchard, professor and director of the Human Genomics Laboratory at Pennington Biomedical…
Researchers making headway in obesity battle

Studies look at how controlling inflammation could provide protection from weight gain and obesity complications.
Inflammation may be key to obesity-related disease

If current trends continue, roughly 42 percent of the people in the U.S. will be…
Virtually real

UGA researchers are taking the battle against obesity into the virtual world. Using advanced computer…
UGA grant helps students understand diabetes through virtual gaming

When Scott Brown thinks about the future of education, he sees his undergraduate students taking…
Expert in health promotion to speak at UGA on March 29

Katherine Froehlich-Grobe, one of the leading researchers and educators in the field of health promotion…
UGA Alumni Association supports Obesity Initiative with ‘Dawgs on the Move’

The University of Georgia Alumni Association is partnering with UGA’s Obesity Initiative to present “Dawgs…
Research teams use grant to investigate vaccine for obesity

Since discovered as a way to prevent smallpox in the 1700s, vaccines have earned a…
Expert in reducing obesity in people with disabilities to give 2013 Ramsey Lecture

James H. Rimmer, an expert in developing health programs to reduce obesity in people with…
USC researcher will discuss childhood obesity

A leading researcher in the field of childhood obesity, including exploring how the body regulates…
Childhood obesity expert to speak Feb. 6 at UGA

Michael Goran, a leading researcher in the field of childhood obesity and a professor at…
Penn State University educator to discuss childhood obesity

Leann L. Birch, director of the center for childhood obesity at Penn State University, will…
Four research teams receive first obesity initiative grants

The UGA Obesity Initiative has awarded its first round of grants totaling $100,000 to…