Category Archives: Author Interviews

Weight Control Research Author Interviews

Physical Activity, Sedentary Behavior, and Leukocyte Telomere length in Women: Author Interview

Posted on February 11, 2012 by weightcontrol

Physical Activity, Sedentary Behavior, and Leukocyte Telomere length in Women Author Interview: Mengmeng Du, MSc Doctoral candidate Department of Epidemiology Harvard School of Public Health 677 Huntington Avenue Boston, MA 02115 What are the main findings of the study? We … Continue reading →

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Adipose Tissue Remodeling in Children: The Link between Collagen Deposition & Age-Related Adipocyte Growth: Dr. Tam

Posted on February 11, 2012 by weightcontrol

Adipose Tissue Remodeling in Children: The Link between Collagen Deposition and Age-Related Adipocyte Growth. Author Interview: Charmaine S. Tam, PhD 6400 Perkins Road, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70808 What are the main findings of the study? Collagen, long touted for preserving … Continue reading →

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Metabolic Syndrome in Adolescence: Can it be Predicted from Natal and Parental Profile? The Prediction of Metabolic Syndrome in Adolescence : Dr. Efstathiou

Posted on February 9, 2012 by weightcontrol

Metabolic Syndrome in Adolescence: Can it be Predicted from Natal and Parental Profile? The Prediction of Metabolic Syndrome in Adolescence (PREMA) Study Author Interview: Stamatis Efstathiou, MD, MSc, PhD Senior Consultant in Internal Medicine & Hypertension Center for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention Hygeias Melathron … Continue reading →

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Association of Type 2 Diabetes Susceptibility Loci with One-Year Weight Loss: Dr. Peter

Posted on February 8, 2012 by weightcontrol

Association of Type 2 Diabetes Susceptibility Loci with One-Year Weight Loss in the Look AHEAD Clinical Trial Author Interview: Inga Peter, PhD Associate Professor Department of Genetics & Genomic Sciences Mount Sinai School of Medicine 1425 Madison Avenue, Box 1498 New York, … Continue reading →

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Physical activity fluctuations and body fat during adolescence: Dr.Bélanger

Posted on February 8, 2012 by weightcontrol

Physical activity fluctuations and body fat during adolescence Author Interview: Mathieu Bélanger, PhD Professor, Department of family medicine, Université de Sherbrooke Director of research, Centre de formation médicale du Nouveau-Brunswick Epidemiologist, Vitalité Health Network Research Centre Moncton, Canada What are … Continue reading →

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Weight Control Interview: Breakfast consumption & meal frequency interaction with childhood obesity – Dr. Antonogeorgos

Posted on February 6, 2012 by weightcontrol

Weight Control Interview: Breakfast consumption and meal frequency interaction with childhood obesity – Dr. Antonogerogos George Antonogeorgos, MD, MSc, PhD What are the main findings of the study ? Our study examined the association between childhood obesity and the joint effect … Continue reading →

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Common Variants in the CD36 Gene Are Associated With Oral Fat Perception, Fat Preferences, and Obesity in African Americans: Dr. Keller

Posted on February 4, 2012 by weightcontrol

Common Variants in the CD36 Gene Are Associated With Oral Fat Perception, Fat Preferences, and Obesity in African Americans Author Interview: Kathleen L. Keller, Ph.D. Assistant Professor The Pennsylvania State University 321 Chandlee Lab University Park PA 16802 What are … Continue reading →

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Using gene expression to predict differences in the secretome of human omental vs subcutaneous adipose tissue: Author Interview

Posted on February 3, 2012 by weightcontrol

Using gene expression to predict differences in the secretome of human omental vs subcutaneous adipose tissue. Author Interview :  Dr. Nigel Hoggard Aberdeen Centre for Energy Regulation and Obesity (ACERO) Obesity & Metabolic Health Theme University of Aberdeen Rowett Institute … Continue reading →

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Relation between sleep duration and BMI varies by age and sex in youth age 8–19: Author Interview

Posted on February 3, 2012 by weightcontrol

Relation between sleep duration and BMI varies by age and sex in youth age 8–19. Author Interview: Amy Storfer-Isser, M.S., M.A. Statistical Research Consultants, LLC The CCI is part of the Division of General Medical Sciences Case Western Reserve University … Continue reading →

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Weight Cycling and Mortality in a Large Prospective US Study : Dr. Stevens

Posted on February 3, 2012 by weightcontrol

Weight Cycling and Mortality in a Large Prospective US Study Author Interview Dr. Victoria L. Stevens PhD Strategic Director, Laboratory Sciences National Home Office | American Cancer Society, Inc. 250 Williams Street NW, Atlanta, GA 30303 What are the main findings of … Continue reading →

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