We offer a broad range of services to this diverse research base and focus on three overarching scientific themes: Energy Balance and Obesity Pathogenesis, Health Risks of Obesity, and Nutritional Aspects of Systemic Illness.

4 days ago · Since its inception as the UW Clinical Nutrition Research Unit in 1985, the University of Washington (UW) Nutrition and Obesity Research Center’s (NORC) overarching goal has been to support basic, clinical, and translational research at UW related to nutrition, obesity, and related metabolic disturbances.

The Nutrition Obesity Research Centers, funded by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, integrate, coordinate, and foster interdisciplinary basic, clinical and public health research related to nutritional sciences and issues of obesity.

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The Weight Regulation Diagnostic and Evaluation Center at Harborview provides evaluation, diagnosis, management and education for patients of all ages with disorders of weight regulation, including patients with diabetes, hypertension or heart disease complicated by excessive weight gain and obesity.

Nov 14, 2024 · The well-established Enrichment Program is an integral component of the core UW NORC mission at the University of Washington. The Enrichment Program proactively supports collaboration within, and the educational enrichment of, the local nutrition and obesity research community.

A study in JAMA shows a slight decrease in obesity and body mass index among US adults in 2023, the first decline in a decade. Researchers analyzed a dataset with 48 million BMI measurements from nearly 17 million nonpregnant adults.

Dr. Adam Drewnowski is a world-renowned leader in the study of obesity and social disparities in diets and health. He is Professor of Epidemiology and the Director of the Center for Public Health Nutrition at the School of Public Health.

The Nutrition Obesity Research Center (NORC), formerly the Clinical Nutrition Research Unit (CNRU), is designed to promote and enhance the interdisciplinary nutrition and obesity research activities at the University of Washington.

Jan 12, 2025 · The overall objective of the University of Washington (UW) Nutrition Obesity Research Center Pilot and Feasibility (P&F) Program is to provide an infrastructure to support and effectively train the next generation of basic, translational, clinical and epidemiological scientists in the fields of nutrition, obesity and metabolism with a goal to ...