Projects per year
Organization profile
Organization profile
Vision
Building the science to prevent obesity.
Mission
The University of Minnesota Healthy Weight Research Center (U of M HWRC) mission is to:
- Foster innovative transdisciplinary research by investigators within and outside of the University of Minnesota.
- Prepare the next generation of obesity prevention researchers and leaders.
- Support evidence-based decision making by connecting the community (including policy makers, public health officials, program planners, advocates and the media) to peer-reviewed research on obesity prevention.
The Healthy Weight Research Center is led by Dr. Lisa J. Harnack and Dr. Melissa N. Laska
UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. Our work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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Profiles
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Daheia J Barr-Anderson
- Kinesiology - Associate Professor
- Epidemiology & Community Health - Adjunct Assistant Professor
- Healthy Weight Research Center
Person: Academics, Faculty, Adjunct Faculty
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Megan O Bensignor
- Pediatric Endocrinology - Assistant Professor
- Healthy Weight Research Center
Person: Academics, Faculty
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Personalized Statin Treatment Plan to Optimize Clinical Outcomes Using Big Data
Chi, C., Adam, T. J. & Wolfson, J.
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
2/15/19 → 1/31/24
Project: Research project
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Effect of Artifically Sweetened Beverages on Diabetes Control in Adults with Type 2 Diabetes
Pereira, M. A., Bantle, A. E., Knights, D. & Seaquist, E. R.
University of California at Irvine
9/15/18 → 5/31/24
Project: Research project
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Author Correction: Randomization, design and analysis for interdependency in aging research: no person or mouse is an island (Nature Aging, (2022), 2, 12, (1101-1111), 10.1038/s43587-022-00333-6)
Chusyd, D. E., Austad, S. N., Dickinson, S. L., Ejima, K., Gadbury, G. L., Golzarri-Arroyo, L., Holden, R. J., Jamshidi-Naeini, Y., Landsittel, D., Mehta, T., Oakes, J. M., Owora, A. H., Pavela, G., Rojo, J., Sandel, M. W., Smith, D. L., Vorland, C. J., Xun, P., Zoh, R. & Allison, D. B., Feb 2023, In: Nature Aging. 3, 2, p. 238 1 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › peer-review
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Beyond coping: The role of supportive relationships and meaning making in youth well-being
Looman, W. S., Geiger-Simpson, E., Eull, D. J., Lee, J., Nersesian, P. V., Bell, A. N. & Miller, A. L., 2023, (Accepted/In press) In: Journal of Nursing Scholarship.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Impact of SARS-CoV-2 vaccination and booster on COVID-19 symptom severity over time in the COVID-OUT trial
COVID-OUT study team, Feb 8 2023, In: Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America. 76, 3, p. e1-e9Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access1 Scopus citations
Press/Media
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For online grocery shopping, figuring out nutritional quality can be challenging
Kelly J Olzenak, Simone A French, Nancy E Sherwood, Joseph P Redden & Lisa J Harnack
11/9/20
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
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How to keep active as the weather cools and COVID-19 cases rise
11/9/20
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment or Interview
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High-intensity workouts may be the key to at-home fitness
4/30/20
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment or Interview