obesity
December 1, 2014
Can't weight
Obesity-associated insulin resistance is a major risk factor for Type 2 diabetes. UW researchers are now looking at obesity and its interdependent relationship to the disease.
December 1, 2012
Fibbing on fat
When it comes to reporting whether we’ve lost or gained weight over the previous year, we may not be lying exactly but many of us are guilty of wishful thinking.
September 1, 2010
Food junked
The UW’s Center for Public Health Nutrition got in on the fat-busting act, pioneering new research into the relationship between convenient, cheap food and our nation’s ever-growing waistlines.
December 1, 2007
Obesity & economics
UW researchers found that the more affluent the neighborhood, the lower the obesity rate.
March 1, 2004
Drastic measures
Stomach bypass surgery for the “super obese” Is more than a fad. The UW has a $1.5 million grant to better understand bariatric surgery and spinoffs that might lead to the ultimate diet pill.
Income-weight link
Healthy foods that aid in weight loss and provide a feeling of fullness cost more than energy-dense foods such as French fries, soft drinks, candy and cookies. The result: poor people are more likely to be overweight.
September 1, 1998
Extra pounds OK
Being overweight later in life does not pose a significant health risk, while unintended weight loss is unhealthy for those 65 and older, a recent UW study found.
December 1, 1997
Obesity correlation
New UW research shows a child's chance of obesity in adulthood is greatly increased if he or she has at least one obese parent.
September 1, 1997
Weight-loss idea
UW researchers created a mouse that can eat fat and still lose weight, but can the results be transferred to humans?
March 1, 1997
Lab mice stay thin on a fast-food diet
UW scientists have produced a genetic mutation that keeps laboratory mice thin even on a very high-fat diet.