Displaying items by tag: nutrition obesity research center
Menear and Feldman joined 63 other competitively selected women leaders from across the United States and Canada to partake in the intensive, residential leadership development program at Bryn Mawr.
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The study is the first to show how meal timing affects 24-hour energy metabolism when food intake and meal frequency are matched.
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Ceren Yarar-Fisher, P.T., Ph.D., has received a $2 million R01 grant to study the effects of the ketogenic diet on neurorecovery in individuals with acute spinal cord injury.
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Hill comes to UAB from the University of Colorado, where he was director of the Center for Human Nutrition at UC Health Sciences.
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Fobian is interested in reducing childhood and adolescent obesity by assessing new and innovative factors that may be successful in obesity interventions.
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Researchers suggest combining a calorie-restricted diet with high-intensity interval training could be a solution for reducing weight regain after weight loss.
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The center is funded by a $7 million grant from the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities.
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Fouad has worked to establish the validity of health disparities as a national scientific research priority.
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A multidisciplinary research team at UAB looks to address obesity as it is genetically passed from mother to child.
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- school of health professions
- department of nutrition sciences
- nutrition obesity research center
- school of public health
- department of epidemiology
- school of medicine
- department of medicine
- department of obstetrics and gynecology
- department of pediatrics
- division of preventive medicine
- division of endocrinology diabetes and metabolism
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- women and infants services
- diabetes research center
A study has found that people who remained sedentary after mentally demanding tasks consumed more calories than those who exercised.
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The American College of Nutrition recognizes David Allison, Ph.D., and his continued advancement of research in diet and nutrition.
Metabolism-based therapies such as the ketogenic diet have the potential to become a valuable adjunct to standard cancer treatment.
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Among black men, those with a high degree of West African genetic ancestry have less abdominal fat than those with a lower degree.
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UAB’s Daniella Chusyd has received another grant to study body composition in elephants.
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UAB researchers find that epigenetic changes associated with chronic obesity alter expression of memory-related genes in the brain.
Jessica Williams, Ph.D., assistant professor in the UAB Department of Health Services Administration, received a $100,000 New Connections grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to examine perceptions of discrimination in health care settings.
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A new study from UAB could provide the first known data about the impact of dietary patterns on dietary adherence and cardiometabolic risk factors in adults with spinal cord injury.
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Blood tests in obese African-American teenage girls reveal immune system changes which ‘prime the system’ to develop cardiovascular disease later in life.
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In a sedentary office environment, participants working in 78° to 80°F temperatures consumed nearly 90 fewer calories than those in a cooler environment.
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Epidemiologist Olivia Affuso studies new ways to prevent obesity and chronic disease through physical activity. She also volunteers with two groups that use running to help women and girls achieve fitness and personal goals.
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