Wednesday, November 03, 2010
The USDA's 2010 dietary guidelines report calls the obesity epidemic "the single greatest threat to public health in this century." Says Robert Gabbay, director of The Penn State Institute for Diabetes and Obesity, "As a society, we are just now starting to absorb the extent of this problem. The predictions for children are finally ringing the alarm bells. If we don't do something, our kids won't even have the life expectancy we have -- and the years they have may not be healthy ones. Our researchers are tackling things from the molecular level all the way to public health initiatives, with a shared goal of eradicating obesity and diabetes and helping those with these conditions live better." (more)
Friday, October 15, 2010
The Penn State Institute for Diabetes and Obesity is taking on the many-headed hydra of diabetes, obesity and its serious complications. (more)
Wednesday, November 26, 2008
Obesity gradually numbs the taste sensation of rats to sweet foods and drives them to consume larger and ever-sweeter meals, according to neuroscientists. Findings from the Penn State study could uncover a critical link between taste and body weight, and reveal how flab hooks the brain on sugary food. "When you have a reduced sensitivity to palatable foods, you tend to consume it in higher amounts," said Andras Hajnal, associate professor of neural and behavioral sciences at Penn State College of Medicine. "It is a vicious circle." (more)
