Adipose Tissue Biology
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Research Highlights
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Community-level economic hardship and childhood obesity prevalence
Dr. Michael I. Goran teamed up with the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health to study the association between community-level economic hardship and childhood obesity prevalence in Los Angeles County, one of the largest and most ethnically diverse regionsDec 19, 2012 | 0 comments | View Post
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High fructose corn syrup and diabetes prevalence: A global perspective
Goran MI, Ulijaszek SJ, and Ventura EE. High fructose corn syrup and diabetes prevalence: A global perspective. Global Public Health. 2012; 1-10. The overall aim of this study was to evaluate, from a global and ecological perspective, the relationships between availabilityDec 04, 2012 | 0 comments | View Post
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Genetic-related and carbohydrate-related factors affecting liver fat accumulation
Goran MI, Walker R, Allayee H. Genetic-related and carbohydrate-related factors affecting liver fat accumulation. Curr Opin Clin Nutr Metab Care. 2012 Jul; 15(4):392-6. Purpose of review To summarize recent findings that have examined dietary, genetic and gene–diet interactions that contributeNov 01, 2012 | 0 comments | View Post
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In The News
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Global Analysis of HFCS & Diabetes Prevalence
DORI's Dr. Michael Goran's recent publication in the Journal of Global Public Health on the global prevalence of high fructose corns syrup and diabetes prevalence has sparked public interest. Check-out the paper and a what the columnists had to say:
Dec 04, 2012 | 0 comments | View Post
Dr. Alan Watts Elected as 2012 Fellow of the AAAS.
Congratulations to the DORI’s Dr. Alan Watts who was elected as a 2012 fellow of the AAAS. AAAS fellows are recognized for meritorious efforts to advance science or its applications and are elected by the AAAS membership after going throughDec 04, 2012 | 0 comments | View Post
Welcome to the new USC Institute for Integrative Health
DORI’s Dr. Marc Weigensberg received funding to open a new institute housed at USC to study mechanisms in integrative health. October 2012Oct 31, 2012 | 0 comments | View Post