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• How to live longer: Cutting calories unleashes longevity benefits - key dietary tips
  Express Online|Thursday, January 14, 2021
• Monoclonal Antibody Induces Weight Loss in Type 2 Diabetes
  Medpage Today|Thursday, January 14, 2021
• Are metabolic hormones the next frontier in cancer treatment?
  Med City News|Thursday, January 07, 2021
• DASH once again named a top diet of the year
  Louisiana Radio Network|Thursday, January 07, 2021
• AHA News: Ring in the New Year with a Mocktail
  U.S. News & World Report|Monday, January 04, 2021
• Three of InRegister's most clicked cuisine stories of 2020
  InRegister|Monday, January 04, 2021
• Talk Louisiana: Thursday, Dec. 17th: Owen Carmichael, Mark Ballard
  WRKF.org|Monday, December 21, 2020
• Black patients are wary of a coronavirus vaccine. Can Louisiana research fix decades of distrust?
  NOLA.com|Tuesday, December 15, 2020
• How much exercise do you need, really?
  Today.com|Tuesday, December 15, 2020
• Pennington Biomedical to select 375 participants for 2021 research study regarding exercise benefits
  WBRZ|Tuesday, December 15, 2020
• Pennington hopes to figure out why exercise impacts people differently
  Louisiana Radio Network|Tuesday, December 15, 2020
• Weight gain, anxiety levels have increased during the coronavirus pandemic, study says
  Yahoo!|Monday, December 07, 2020
• Yes, Many of Us Are Stress-Eating and Gaining Weight in the Pandemic
  The New York Times|Friday, December 04, 2020
• Grant to fund research on virus testing in Louisiana's Black communities
  New Orleans CityBusiness|Thursday, December 03, 2020
• New effort to increase COVID-19 testing in Louisiana's Black communities
  News-Medical.net|Thursday, December 03, 2020
• Weight Loss Wednesday/ DASH Diet making a comeback in the COVID era
  WWL TV|Thursday, November 19, 2020
• Talk Louisiana featuring Dr. Tiffany Stewart
  WRKF.org|Monday, November 16, 2020
• The Brand with Carey Guglielmo and Guests from Pennington Biomedical
  Talk 107.3|Monday, November 16, 2020
• Military wellness app expanding to civilians in 2021
  New Orleans CityBusiness|Monday, November 02, 2020
• MyH.E.A.L.T.H. app - once only available to military - hits civilian app stores in 2021
  Medical Xpress|Friday, October 30, 2020
• Researchers discover pandemic's impact on mental health, chronic health conditions beyond virus
  WBRZ|Tuesday, October 27, 2020
• Study finds lockdown was good for diets, bad for sleep
  MSN|Tuesday, October 27, 2020
• How obesity could create problems for a COVID vaccine
  Nature|Wednesday, October 21, 2020
• The case for skipping meals
  MSN.com|Wednesday, October 21, 2020
• Coronavirus has kids sitting at home more. Could that make Louisiana's child obesity problem worse?
  The Advocate|Monday, October 19, 2020
• Pennington Biomedical looking for 17 more young men to participate in OPS 2 military training study
  WAFB|Tuesday, October 13, 2020
• Help Pennington with soldiers' study (lots of exercise, little sleep and food) and pocket $7.500
  The Advocate|Monday, October 12, 2020
• Diabetics Should Control Blood Sugar For Better Brain Health, Says Study
  MSN|Monday, October 05, 2020
• Roundup: Ochsner Health/Pennington Biomedical/Peace Corpss
  Business Report|Monday, October 05, 2020
• Can You Boost Your Metabolism? Here's What the Science Says
  Discover.com|Tuesday, September 29, 2020
• La. ranks in top 10 for obesity, making residents more susceptible to coronavirus complications
  NOLA.com|Tuesday, September 22, 2020
• Baton Rouge Health District gets first federal grant
  Greater Baton Rouge Business Report|Wednesday, September 16, 2020
• Pennington Biomedical releases new study on weight-loss in underserved Louisiana communities
  WAFB|Wednesday, September 16, 2020
• New Weight-Loss Program Shows Promise Among Low-Income Americans
  MedicineNet|Tuesday, September 08, 2020
• The syndrome that seems to predict a lethal outcome in coronavirus patients
  NOLA.com|Tuesday, September 01, 2020
• Lifestyle Intervention Curbs Risk of Obesity-Related Cancers in T2D Patients in Look AHEAD
  MedScape|Friday, August 28, 2020
• Study could reveal brain cells and circuits that influence human health and metabolism
  News-Medical.Net|Saturday, August 22, 2020
• Let's Talk About Obesity
  HealthCentral.com|Tuesday, August 18, 2020
• LSU researchers develop saliva-based test to make COVID-19 easier to track
  KATC|Wednesday, August 05, 2020
• Why is obesity a leading predictor to COVID-19 hospitalizations
  WAFB|Wednesday, August 05, 2020
• Why Is Obesity So Common in COVID-19 Patients?
  Fox 8 New Orleans|Friday, July 31, 2020
• Exercise-Induced Increases in Insulin Sensitivity After Bariatric Surgery Are Mediated By Muscle Ext
  Diabetes|Tuesday, July 21, 2020
• Baton Rouge seeking volunteers for medical study to determine prevalence of COVID-19 in capital area
  WBRZ|Monday, July 13, 2020
• Coronavirus means kids' fitness routines have changed, leaving them vulnerable to weight gain, obesi
  Philadelphia Inquirer|Wednesday, July 08, 2020
• Pennington scientists testing app that would make it easier to count calories
  The Advocate|Wednesday, July 08, 2020
• Obesity: America's number one export?
  New Europe|Tuesday, June 30, 2020
• Pennington finds new fat-burning compound
  Louisiana Radio Network|Wednesday, June 17, 2020
• BAM15: Potential Treatment For Obesity
  MedIndia|Thursday, June 11, 2020
• What we've learned about how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected us all
  Greater BatonRouge Business Report|Friday, June 05, 2020
• Pennington gets $11 million federal grant to fund new center
  The Advocate|Monday, June 01, 2020
• Dr. Steven Heymsfield Talks Obesity and COVID-19
  Talk 107.3 FM with Brian Haldane|Wednesday, May 20, 2020
• Obesity should not be dismissed: Excess weight drives inflammation, hypoventilation behind COVID-19
  Endocrine Today|Monday, May 11, 2020
• Tiffany Stewart: 2020 Influential Women in Business
  BusinessReport.com|Monday, May 11, 2020
• Study of work lifestyle changes caused by coronavirus may help shape public health policies
  https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/entertainm|Monday, April 27, 2020
• Dr. Peter Katzmarzyk to Represent Pennington Biomedical on Gov's COVID-19 Health Equity Task Force
  https://gov.louisiana.gov/index.cfm/newsroom/detai|Tuesday, April 21, 2020
• Is Metabolic Surgery Superior to Medical Management for Patients With Type 2 DiabetesSevere Obesity?
  General Surgery News|Monday, April 20, 2020
• This Pennington Biomedical doctor wants to study weight fluctuations effects
  WWL TV|Thursday, April 16, 2020
• Pennington Biomedical named to LA Governor's Task Force Addressing COVID-19 and Health Disparities
  Governor's News Room|Friday, April 10, 2020
• Pennington Biomedical expert: Don't point fingers, but act on obesity as a disease
  The Advocate|Thursday, March 05, 2020
• Metabolic effects of glucocorticoids reversed with metformin: Perspective
  Endocrine Today|Friday, February 28, 2020
• Earn $7,500 in Pennington's latest military study
  WAFB|Friday, February 21, 2020
• No. 1 in this, too
  Baton Rouge Area Foundation|Thursday, February 06, 2020
• Pennington Biomedical Research Center researching nutrient-fortified formulas for babies
  Louisiana Radio Network|Wednesday, January 29, 2020
• 'The Biggest Loser' Was Plagued By Controversy. Can Producers Pull Off The Ultimate Before-And-After
  Women's Health Magazine|Tuesday, January 28, 2020