Obesity: The chronic disease without a clinical classification
Dr. Rebecca Pearl discusses the need for patient-centered strategies for obesity with Medscape.
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Young-Rock Hong, Ph.D., MPH, receives award for colorectal cancer research
The Florida Department of Health has awarded funds from the Bankhead-Coley Cancer Research Program to a UF research team led by assistant professor Dr. Young-Rock Hong. The three-year grant will allow the team to study the impacts of obesity on colorectal cancer.
Hungry parents may feed their kids more
In a pilot study Sarah Stromberg and Dr. David Janicke found the hungrier parents are at mealtimes, the more they may feed their young children.
Obesity higher in rural America than in urban parts of the country
The occurrence of obesity in rural areas of the U.S. is significantly higher than in urban areas, a new study from Dr. Michael G. Perri and colleagues has found.
