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
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Profiles
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Daheia J Barr-Anderson
- Kinesiology - Associate Professor
- Epidemiology - Adjunct Assistant Professor
- Healthy Weight Research Center
Person: Academic, Faculty, Adjunct Faculty
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Megan O Bensignor
- Pediatrics - Endocrine and Diabetes - Assistant Professor
- Healthy Weight Research Center
Person: Academic, Faculty
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Personalized Statin Treatment Plan to Optimize Clinical Outcomes Using Big Data
Chi, C., Adam, T. J. & Wolfson, J.
NIH NAT'L HEART, LUNG, AND BLOOD INSTITU
2/15/19 → 1/31/25
Project: Research project
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Maternal Early Adversities and Weight During Childbearing
Mason, S. M., Maclehose, R. F. & Neumark-Sztainer, D.
NIH NAT'L INST OF CHILD HEALTH/HUMAN DEV
8/10/18 → 6/30/24
Project: Research project
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Association of Smokeless Tobacco Use With Incident Peripheral Artery Disease: Results From the Atherosclerotic Risk in Communities Study
Van't Hof, J. R., Wang, W., Matsushita, K., Heiss, G., Folsom, A. R., Widome, R. & Lutsey, P. L., May 2023, In: American journal of preventive medicine. 64, 5, p. 728-733 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
1 Scopus citations -
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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Awareness of COVID-19 at the Local Level: Perceptions and Political Consequences
Haselswerdt, J. & Gollust, S., Jun 1 2023, In: Journal of health politics, policy and law. 48, 3, p. 351-378 28 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access1 Scopus citations
Datasets
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Real-time predictors of food parenting practices and child eating behaviors in racially/ethnically diverse families
Berge, J. M., Fertig, A. R., Trofholz, A. & de Brito, J. N., figshare, 2023
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.c.6737508, https://springernature.figshare.com/collections/Real-time_predictors_of_food_parenting_practices_and_child_eating_behaviors_in_racially_ethnically_diverse_families/6737508
Dataset
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Real-time predictors of food parenting practices and child eating behaviors in racially/ethnically diverse families
Berge, J. M., Fertig, A. R., Trofholz, A. & de Brito, J. N., figshare, 2023
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.c.6737508.v1, https://springernature.figshare.com/collections/Real-time_predictors_of_food_parenting_practices_and_child_eating_behaviors_in_racially_ethnically_diverse_families/6737508/1
Dataset
Press/Media
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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