Obesity

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Home-Visiting Program Shows Promise of Reducing Risk of Obesity Among Native American Children

November 09, 2020

Lessons on healthy feeding practices delivered to young mothers through a brief home-visiting intervention put Native American infants on a healthier growth trajectory, lowering their risks for obesity.

Infants Introduced Early to Solid Foods Show Gut Bacteria Changes that May Portend Future Health Risks

March 31, 2020

Less Active Infants Had Greater Fat Accumulation, Study Finds

January 16, 2020

Bloomberg School Appoints Two New Bloomberg Professors of American Health

November 01, 2019

Large Genome-Wide Association Study Illuminates Genetic Risk Factors for Gout

October 07, 2019

To Address Hunger, Many Countries May Have To Increase Carbon Footprint

September 16, 2019

Faculty

Lawrence Appel

Professor

Noel Mueller

Assistant Professor

Epidemiology

Elizabeth Selvin

Professor

Epidemiology

Elizabeth Selvin, PhD '04, MPH, leads research at the nexus of epidemiology and clinical practice, focusing on diagnosing and screening for diabetes and prediabetes.

Joel Gittelsohn

Professor

International Health

Headlines

Home-Visiting Program Shows Promise of Reducing Risk of Obesity Among Native American Children

Infants Introduced Early to Solid Foods Show Gut Bacteria Changes that May Portend Future Health Risks

Less Active Infants Had Greater Fat Accumulation, Study Finds

Bloomberg School Appoints Two New Bloomberg Professors of American Health

Large Genome-Wide Association Study Illuminates Genetic Risk Factors for Gout

To Address Hunger, Many Countries May Have To Increase Carbon Footprint

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Lawrence Appel

Noel Mueller

Elizabeth Selvin

Joel Gittelsohn

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