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Columbia endocrinologist Judith Korner, MD, PhD, discusses what patients with obesity can expect from a new drug that has been approved to help them lose weight.
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Ancient parts of the brain may hold secrets that help explain the drive to eat and how eating may affect brain health. Sabrina Diano, the new Institute of Human Nutrition director, is investigating.
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Sabrina Diano of Yale has been appointed the new director of Columbia University’s Institute of Human Nutrition, succeeding Richard Deckelbaum, who has led the Institute since 1992.
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Women who consumed a diet high in refined carbohydrates had a greater risk of developing insomnia, a new study by researchers at Columbia University Irving Medical Center has found.
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- August 1, 2019
Columbia researchers are using an array of new, high-throughput technologies to identify the distinct neighborhoods within the gut’s microbiome.
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- April 9, 2019
A new study from Columbia pediatricians found that new mothers are more receptive to educational materials that contain facts, not criticism, about sugary drinks.
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- March 7, 2019
Data from an ongoing study found that women who had experienced frequent weight fluctuations had more risk factors for heart disease.
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- November 2, 2016
A diet rich in antioxidants and carotenoids is linked with better outcomes for patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
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- April 11, 2016
Columbia researchers have created a new mouse model of anorexia that may reveal new ways to treat the disorder.
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- August 18, 2015
This innovative nutrition program for health care professionals is accepting applicants for September. The medical nutrition program trains health professionals to integrate nutrition into their practice, using behavior counseling approaches based in biochemistry and clinical nutrition.
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- March 24, 2015
David Seres, MD, director of medical nutrition at Columbia, gives advice on interpreting nutrition guidelines and what to eat.
- February 27, 2015
Columbia researchers have developed a method to generate hypothalamic-like neurons from human pluripotent stem cells, which could aid the study of obesity.
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- October 9, 2014
As part of their public health nutrition class, students in the Institute of Human Nutrition helped assess the effectiveness of City Harvest’s Mobile Markets.
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