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Selected Results and Impacts
Family dynamics are important for successful childhood obesity interventions, according to Oklahoma State University scientists.
Researchers at University of Washington find healthy, low-calories foods cost more than high-calorie foods.
Healthy Lifestyles is the focus of the WIN the Rockies obesity prevention program.
The Minority-Serving Institutions Against Obesity Workshop and Seminar, co-sponsored by CSREES and others, produced new partnerships for obesity prevention.
The USDA Children's Nutrition Research Center study found that the more food a child is given, the more he or she eats.
Tailored nutrition messages can motivate young adults to eat more servings of fruits and vegetables, reports researchers on CSREES-funded project.
Funded by CSREES, University of Georgia researchers are developing a behavioral-based nutrition intervention program for low-income African-American families.
With CSREES funding, Queens College researchers found that energy-dense, nutrient-poor foods supply more than a quarter of the daily energy intake of Americans.
"Mice Serve as Research Models to Study Mechanisms of Obesity" is a CSREES project that found that genetic differences determine how food is used.
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Last Updated: September 15, 2008
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