For teens with Type 1 diabetes, lower socioeconomic status is linked with higher rates of obesity

October 4, 2018
Approximately 36 percent of adolescents with Type 1 diabetes are overweight or obese. A recent study found that, especially among females in this population, markers of lower socioeconomic status may be associated with higher body fat in the first decade following diagnosis with Type 1 diabetes.

Go NapSACC awarded $3M NIH grant to improve healthy eating and activity practices in child care programs

October 3, 2018
A four-year, $3 million grant from the National Institutes of Health will support a study to help ensure the adoption of healthy eating and physical activity practices by child care programs. The grant will bring Go NapSACC, an evidence-based program developed by Dr. Dianne Ward, to child care providers in Kentucky. Photo by Leo Rivas.

Breaking the link between obesity, gastrointestinal cancers

September 30, 2018 Previous studies have demonstrated a connection between obesity and a person’s risk of developing colon and other gastrointestinal cancers. Now, scientists are investigating approaches that can break that relationship. Dr. Steven Hursting has co-authored an extensive review of research establishing the biological links between obesity and various gastrointestinal cancers, and of studies showing how various weight-related interventions may help reverse this connection.

Study finds race and ethnic health disparities for young children in outcomes of Type 1 diabetes

September 23, 2018 Black and Hispanic children with Type 1 diabetes have a higher risk of experiencing poorer glucose control over time, a finding that shows minority health disparities in patients with diabetes begins soon after diagnosis, according to new research published in JAMA. Medical and doctoral student Anna Kahkoska led the study. Photo by Patrick Giblin.

New study finds FLEX intervention improves psychosocial outcomes for adolescents with Type 1 diabetes

September 13, 2018 Dr. Beth Mayer-Davis led a study to test the efficacy of Flexible Lifestyles Empowering Change (FLEX), an 18-month intervention to improve outcomes for adolescents with Type 1 diabetes. Photo courtesy of TV Brazil.

Styblo, Fry awarded NIH grant to examine impact of pre- and postnatal exposure to arsenic on diabetes

September 8, 2018 Drs. Mirek Styblo and Rebecca Fry were awarded more than $2.2 million by the National Institutes of Health to study diabetes associated with exposure to arsenic, a common drinking water and food contaminant. Photo by Paul Istoan.

Holliday appointed to North Carolina Board of Dietetics/Nutrition

September 5, 2018 As an appointed member of the N.C. Board of Dietetics/Nutrition, Amanda Holliday will work to ensure the health, safety and welfare of North Carolinians.

Three nutrition faculty members honored by The Obesity Society

August 28, 2018 Drs. Barry Popkin, June Stevens and Deborah Tate received awards from The Obesity Society in recognition of their important leadership in the field. They will be honored at ObesityWeek 2018, the Society's international conference, in Nashville this November.

New study finds link between teenage drinking and high-grade prostate cancer later in life

August 23, 2018 A new study has found a link between early-life alcohol consumption and aggressive, high-grade prostate cancer. The study also found that heavy cumulative alcohol consumption over the course of a man’s life had a similar association with this type of prostate cancer.

Study finds behavioral changes insufficient to prevent early childhood obesity

August 16, 2018 Results from the longest and largest obesity prevention intervention ever tested in young children showed that children and their families in low-income communities were able to make some sustainable behavioral changes to their diet and activity level. In the end, however, rates of early childhood obesity were unchanged.

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