obesity Archive — Page 7 of 7

Head-and-shoulders professional portrait of a smiling man in a dark pinstriped suit, white shirt, and red tie against a neutral brown background.
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 Vanderbilt Health News
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
Five Vanderbilt Center for Medical Weight Loss staff members pose together indoors: two men in the back and three women in front.
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 Vanderbilt Health News
A research associate sits at a table with a mother and young girl, showing them food portions and materials for a study enrollment; sample foods, paperwork, a laptop, and measuring containers are visible.
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 Vanderbilt Health News
Student in a white lab coat and black gloves holds a blue pipette in a laboratory lined with research posters, equipment, shelves, and sample containers.
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
Blue glowing stylized brain against a black background.
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