University of Washington Nutrition Obesity Research Center
Since its inception as the UW Clinical Nutrition Research Unit in 1985, the University of Washington (UW) Nutrition and Obesity Research Center’s (NORC) overarching goal has been to support basic, clinical, and translational research at UW related to nutrition, obesity, and related metabolic disturbances.
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We offer a broad range of services to this diverse research base and focus on three overarching scientific themes: Energy Balance and Obesity Pathogenesis, Health Risks of Obesity, and Nutritional Aspects of Systemic Illness.
University of Washington | Nutrition Obesity Research Centers
The Nutrition Obesity Research Centers, funded by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, integrate, coordinate, and foster interdisciplinary basic, clinical and public health research related to nutritional sciences and issues of obesity.
Experts prose a new definition for obesity that moves away from …
5 days ago · “The whole goal of this is to get a more precise definition so that we are targeting the people who actually need the help most,” said Dr. David Cummings, an obesity expert at the University of Washington and one of the 58 authors of the report published in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology journal.
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Pilot and Feasibility (P&F) Program - University of Washington ...
Jan 12, 2025 · The overall objective of the University of Washington (UW) Nutrition Obesity Research Center Pilot and Feasibility (P&F) Program is to provide an infrastructure to support and effectively train the next generation of basic, translational, clinical and epidemiological scientists in the fields of nutrition, obesity and metabolism with a goal to ...
University of Washington - Diabetes Research Center US adult obesity …
A study in JAMA shows a slight decrease in obesity and body mass index among US adults in 2023, the first decline in a decade. Researchers analyzed a dataset with 48 million BMI measurements from nearly 17 million nonpregnant adults.
University of Washington - Diabetes Research Center Reducing …
Reducing disparities in physical activity between boys and girls may prevent more than 28,000 cases of obesity and overweight among girls and save approximately $780 million, according to a simulation model study published in JAMA Network Open.
UW-CORA - Collaborative on Obesity Research and Action
CORA brings together experts from health and social sciences to address the biological, social, economic, and environmental issues that underlie chronic disease, using innovative tools and technology. Our projects are designed to translate research into real-world change.
Research aims to better understand weight-loss surgery
A new research project at the University of Washington, fueled by a five-year, $1.5 million federal grant, may help explain why the surgical treatment of obesity works on people like Douglas, determine who should be a candidate for the surgery and how the surgery affects chemicals in the body that suppress or stimulate appetite.