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Significant weight loss has same metabolic effects on diabetics from surgery or diet alone
Study finds that metabolic benefits of weight loss in severely obese people are the same whether they lose excess pounds...
US News & World Report, New England Journal of Medicine
Can testosterone plus exercise improve healing after hip fracture?
Women recovering from hip fractures sought for multicenter study.
School of Medicine news release, The SourceObesity: The Greatest Threat to American Society?
On WNYC’s The Takeaway, Dr. Samuel Klein, director of the Center for Human Nutrition at Washington University School of Medicine...
Washington University needs participants for new Alzheimer’s study
ST. LOUIS, MO (KTVI)-There is no cure for Alzheimer’s disease. As the search continues, many believe that engaging in in...
Fox 2 NewsIt’s time to rethink high-protein diets for weight loss
In a small study, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis followed 34 postmenopausal women with obesity...
TIMEHigh-protein diet curbs metabolic benefits of weight loss
Insulin sensitivity unimproved in obese women who lose weight but consume excess protein, shows study led by Bettina Mittendorfer, PhD
St. Louis at center of a multi-front fight against obesity
In St. Louis, MO, the obesity epidemic is being fought on many levels. Dr. Samuel Klein and colleagues at Washington...
St. Louis Post-DispatchIn obese patients, 5 percent weight loss has significant health benefits
For obese patients trying to lose weight, the greatest health benefits come from losing just 5% of their body weight,...