Welcome to our new website!
Here you'll find information about our current research questions, who we are, and what we've accomplished so far. We're hoping that this website can increase communication between our group and other affiliates of USC, researchers in our field and others, and community groups that share our common goals. As always, we are open to new ideas, questions and comments, so please continue sharing them with us.
Obesity Rates Hit Plateau in U.S., Data Suggest
January 13, 2010
Americans, at least as a group, may have reached their peak of obesity, according to data the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released Wednesday.
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Rising obesity rates imperil health gains
December 3, 2009
The increase in overweight Americans offsets the decline in smoking and threatens greater life expectancy, a study finds.
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Expert panel examines obesity crisis in U.S.
HSC Weekly 2009-11-13
Lifestyle, environment and evolutionary cues to pack on calories even when food is plentiful were among the factors blamed for sharp increases in obesity and obesity-related problems in Americans when the Southern California Leadership Panel...
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LA supervisors adopt sweeping health measures, back off soda ban
November 17, 2009
County leaders enacted sweeping new measures designed to curb obesity and smoking Tuesday, but stopped short of a controversial ban on soda at all county venues.
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An uphill battle to combat Latino childhood obesity
October 21, 2009
CNN International - USA
"You can't just try to change someone's behavior necessarily without trying to change their environment," said Dr. Michael Goran, director of the University ...
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Decreasing sugar and increasing fiber reduces diabetes risk
Thursday, April 9, 2009
Increasing fiber intake and reducing sugar consumption can help reduce type 2 diabetes risk factors in Latino teens, a new study shows.
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Pre-diabetes in Hispanic adolescents
Tuesday, August 12, 2008
A study by researchers at the University of Southern California (USC) found that overweight Hispanic children are at significant risk for pre-diabetes, a condition marked by higher than normal blood glucose levels that are not yet high enough for a diagnosis of diabetes.
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Discussing Diabetes
Friday, April 18, 2008
USC News The USC Obesity Research Center hosted “Childhood Obesity: Genes, Brains and Behavior” on April 10, featuring 11 nationally recognized diabetes experts and authors. The daylong event at the...
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USC Officials Attend Obesity Workshop
Friday, January 4, 2008
A workshop on childhood obesity with National Institutes of Health officials in December brought a raft of USC researchers to Washington, D.C., from the Keck School of Medicine of USC, the USC Davis...
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Your child's diabetic clock is ticking...
Wednesday, December 12, 2007
Liberal parenting, junk food craze and sedentary lifestyle - all have contributed to the rapid increase in the incidence of diabetes in children. It is time we took action, says Annam Suresh.
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