obesity

October 31, 2013

Effort to prevent childhood obesity hits halfway point

A joint effort between Vanderbilt and Metro Nashville Parks and Recreation to prevent childhood obesity and enhance literacy promotion for preschoolers has reached an important milestone — the halfway mark.

By Doug Campbell
obesity or overweight belly
August 15, 2013

Obesity pathway component identified

Vanderbilt University researchers have discovered a new critical component in the obesity pathway.

By VUMC News and Communications
August 9, 2013

‘Yo-yo dieting’ inflames fat tissue

Gaining and losing weight during “yo-yo dieting” may contribute to an exaggerated immune response in fat tissue that increases metabolic dysfunction more than steady weight gain alone.

By Leigh MacMillan
April 25, 2013

Food variety drives overeating in mouse model of obesity syndrome

Dietary variety – not high-fat or sugary foods – appears to stimulate overeating in a mouse model of an inherited obesity syndrome.

By Bill Snyder
February 12, 2013

GROWing obesity prevention trial

By VUMC News and Communications
February 11, 2013

VU, GlaxoSmithKline team to develop novel treatments for severe obesity

Vanderbilt University has signed a collaboration agreement with GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) for the discovery, development and commercialization of novel therapies for severe obesity.

By Bill Snyder
December 13, 2012

Study finds obesity increases time in OR for lung surgery

A new study led by Vanderbilt University Medical Center investigators found that obese patients undergoing surgery for lung cancer spent more time in the operating room, adding to the nation’s health care bill.
By VUMC News and Communications
November 29, 2012

ADA, Vanderbilt united in fight against diabetes

The statistics are jarring. More than 25.8 million children and adults in the United States — 8.3 percent of the population — have diabetes. And predictions are that one in three people will have the chronic disease by 2050.
By Nancy Humphrey
October 11, 2012

Center for Medical Weight Loss opens at One Hundred Oaks

When patients come to Vanderbilt’s new Center for Medical Weight Loss, the first thing medical director John Cleek, M.D., wants them to understand is how their bodies use energy.
By VUMC News and Communications
September 6, 2012

Metro Parks, VU team on obesity prevention project

A collaboration between Vanderbilt Pediatric researchers and the Metro Nashville Parks and Recreation Department to prevent obesity is kicking into high gear with the recruitment of 600 area familes.
By VUMC News and Communications
July 26, 2012

High school student speeds anti-obesity research at VU

A California high school student helped accelerate an anti-obesity drug discovery program at Vanderbilt University this summer — and provided the proof-of-principle for a new technique that could save the lab an estimated $250,000 in the process.
By Bill Snyder
July 3, 2012

Receptor’s role in nutrition brain circuitry

New findings point to brain circuitry that communicates about the body’s nutritional status and regulates how nutrients are mobilized.
By Leigh MacMillan
January 20, 2012

Obesity genes linked to uterine cancer

In addition to body mass index, genetic markers of obesity may provide value in predicting endometrial cancer risk.
By VUMC News and Communications
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