Pediatric Obesity & Health Behavior
A Pennington Biomedical Research Center Laboratory
A Pennington Biomedical Research Center Laboratory
Please click the links below to see a sample of news coverage of the work being done by the Pediatric Obesity and Health Behavior Laboratory.
Pennington Biomedical Research Center Press Releases
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Pennington Biomedical Research Center Press Releases
Below are press releases from PBRC that details work being done in the Pediatric Obesity and Health Behavior Lab
October 15, 2024
Medical Xpress
October 14, 2024
U.S. Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth Released (PATCH)
Physical Activity Alliance
September 27, 2024
Louisiana Public Broadcasting
August 11, 2024
Louisiana Doctor Looks at New Childhood BMI Guidelines to Treat Adolescent Obesity
The Advocate
June 18, 2024
To Treat Obesity in Children, Task Force Favors Behavioral Therapy Over Drugs Like Wegovy
STAT
May 3, 2024
Pennington Biomedical is Bringing Scientists Back Home to Louisiana
ScienceX
February 29, 2024
Remote Height and Weight Measurements for Children Proven as Accurate as In-Person
Medical Xpress
February 15, 2024
Height and Weight Can Be Accurately Measured Remotely for Children with Obesity
Healio
February 19, 2024
LSU School of Kinesiology's Senlin Chen Receives NIH Grant to Prevent Adolescent Obesity
ScienceX
December 31, 2023
2024 The Face of Pediatric Research
Baton Rouge Parents
December 13, 2023
Poor Diet Quality During Adolescence Is Linked to Serious Health Risks
A podcast episode associated with this press release can be listened to here
Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior
November 30, 2023
Pennington Biomedical Research Center
November 30, 2023
Pennington Receives Nearly $14 Million to Study Childhood Obesity in Rural and Minority Areas
WBRZ 2
October 31, 2023
The New York Times Magazine
September 12, 2023
Turning the Tide on Childhood Obesity
ACE Fitness
July 2023
The Epidemic of Childhood Obesity and What to Do About It
US Healthcare Journals
May 24, 2023
Nowhere Safe to Play: 'Play Deserts' Keep Kids from Fun Physical Activity
HealthDay
April 26, 2023
Pennington Biomedical Research Center: Helping families and doctors fight childhood obesity
Greater Baton Rouge Business Report
March 21, 2023
Built environment strongest predicator of adolescent obesity, related health behaviors
EurekAlert!
January 26, 2023
225BatonRouge
January 12, 2023
Doc to Doc: A conversation with Dr. Amanda Staiano on the state of treating child obesity
NBC Universal
January 11, 2023
American Academy of Pediatrics issues new guidelines in the treatment of childhood obesity
Louisiana Radio Network
January 9, 2023
ScienceX
November 10, 2022
Weight loss drug, approved for adults, shows promise in kids
WebMD
Sept 24, 2022
Southwest Virginia, including Danville and Pittsylvania County, shows high obesity rates in children
Danville Register & Bee
July 25, 2022
Obesity rates continue to climb among U.S. kids, teens
WebMD
July 21, 2022
How mentorship impacted three Baton Rouge leaders' careers
Greater Baton Rouge Business Report
June 29, 2022
App helps parents improve their preschoolers motor skills in minutes a day
WAFB
June 22, 2022
Mornings with Brian Haldane: Dr. Amanda Staiano
Talk 107.3 FM
June 7, 2022
App Boosts Preschoolers' Motor Skills
EurekAlert!
June 7, 2022
LSU Pennington Biomedical Research Center says apps help kides get a jump on motor skills
Louisiana Radio Network
May 4, 2022
Obesity may be affecting heart health in kids as young as 6
HealthDay
November 19, 2021
Pandemic curbed kids' efforts to lose excess weight
HealthDay
September 22, 2021
Guest column: Obese children will suffer in life unles we take action to help their futures
The Advocate
Ken Singletary of the Pediatric Obesity & Health Behavior Lab competes in American Ninja Warrior.
May 28, 2021
'American Ninja Warrior' is back, and 2 local guys will try to win the $1 million prize
The Advocate
May 26, 2021
Program helps overweight children form healthy habits to lose weight and keep it off
WWL New Orleans
May 5, 2021
Pandemic poses health risk to moms of preschoolers
EurekAlert!
Oct 6, 2020
Experts are worried about covid-19's effect on childhood obesity. Here’s what we can do.
The Washington Post
Aug 10, 2019
What is it like to be poor? Woman's Hospital hopes to develop empathy with simulation workshops
The Advocate
July 20, 2019
WAFB
June 15, 2019
Do you have Xbox, Wii or PlayStation? See how to use your weight-loss games (translation from Portuguese via Google Translate)
24 Horas News (Brazil)
June 15, 2019
Do you have Xbox, Wii or PlayStation? See how to use your weight-loss games (translation from Portuguese via Google Translate)
FA Noticias.
January 25, 2019
Movement video games boost preschoolers' exercise
Reuters
September 12, 2018
Get Your (Exer)game on to Make Screen Time More Active
American Heart Association
July 31, 2018
Overweight kids can slim down using video games
Reuters
July 27, 2018
Dr. Amanda Staiano on Fitness Friday
Clarence Buggs Show, Talk107.3FM
July 24, 2018
2 Your Health: Videogames and fitness - Game Squad
WBRZ
July 23, 2018
Nuovo rimedio contro sovrappeso e obesità giovanile: i videogiochi
Digital Day (Italy)
July 21, 2018
LSU research shows increased health benefits for children through fitness video games
Louisiana Radio Network
July 21, 2018
Turns out, video games can help improve the health in obese children
Economic Times
July 20, 2018
Daily Mail
July 20, 2018
New study shows certain video games can improve health in children with obesity
Science Daily
July 20, 2018
Exergaming can improve health in overweight and obese children, study shows
News Medical Life Sciences
June 27, 2018
New study offers free weight-loss treatment, counseling for La. Children
WWL
June 27, 2018
Pennington lands $4.5 million in funding as part of childhood obesity study
The Advocate
June 27, 2018
The Times-Picayune
June 15, 2018
America Leading World Obesity Rates
Wisconsin Public Radio
April 25, 2018
Bringing Scientists Back Home To Louisiana
Good Heath is Good Business
March 5, 2018
Researchers: "What motivates kids to make healthy choices?"
WAFB
September 17, 2017
Eagle 98.1
July 20, 2017
Four bestowed with Father of the Year Awards by Diabetes Association and Father's Day Council
The Times-Picayune
June 21, 2017
Discovering Opportunities for Change: Creating a 24/7 Plan for Your Child’s Health
NBC33
June 15, 2017
America Leading World Obesity Rates (Interview begins begins at 21:55)
Wisconsin Public Radio
May 31, 2017
The diaTribe Foundation
May 23, 2017
TV time, physical activity, sleep duration associated with childhood BMI, body fat
Helio: Endocrine Today
May 22, 2017
More physical activity and less TV time linked with lower BMI and body fat in children
Yahoo
May 21, 2017
Pennington researchers look into key question: How do we keep kids and teens active?
The Advocate
May 19, 2017
EurekAlert
March 20, 2017
Pennington Biomedical – TIGER Kids Research Study
NBC33
March 13, 2017
Pennington Biomedical Research Center Conducting Study to Combat Childhood Obesity
WAFB
March 13, 2017
LSU Study Seeks to Lower Rate of Childhood Obesity
Louisiana Radio Network
March 2, 2017
Clarence Buggs Show, Talk107.3FM
February 25, 2017
Study Connects Stress with Weight Gain
Louisiana Radio Network
January 11, 2017
Talk107.3FM
January 7, 2017
Pennington Biomedical Researching Seeking to Recruit Kids for TIGER Kids Study
WAFB
January 3, 2017
The Mission to Help Kids Move More
Red Stick Moms Blog
December 1, 2016
Healthline: Obesity Report Card
WAFB
November 9th, 2016
LifeZette
November 3rd, 2016
LifeZette
November 2nd, 2016
Children at Greater Risk of Unhealthy Weight Gain During Summer Holidays, Study Shows
October 25th, 2016
Niños y Sobrepeso: lo que de verdad funciona.
El Mercurio
Interview by Sofía Beuchat.
September 20, 2016
Activity Trackers Fall Short in Weight-loss Trial
Science News
July 20, 2016
The New Generation of Diabetics
LifeZette
July 17, 2016
Can Pokémon Go encourage exercise? Scientific Research Will Find Out, Experts Say
The Advocate
May 24, 2016
Healthline: Reducing Screen Time
WAFB
April 19, 2016
Study: Kids More Likely to Eat Veggies after Seeing Others Eating Healthy on TV
Louisiana Public Radio Network
April 17, 2016
Monkey See, Monkey Do? Pennington Research Suggests Children Eat Better If They Watch Children Eat Better
The New Orleans Advocate
April 16, 2016
How video games may be able to reduce childhood obesity
WRVO Public Media
April 1, 2016
How You Can Get Your Children to Eat Vegetables
The Advocate
March 17, 2016
The Obesity Society's Pediatric Obesity Section Member Spotlight
Interview by Ansleigh Thibodeaux
March 6, 2016
LSU alumni, employees speak in TEDxLSU event
The Daily Reville
March 3, 2016
Could playing video games help kids lose weight, gain confidence?
CBS News
February 23, 2016
SLU and LSU Join Together to Assist Children in Living a Healthier Lifestyle
The Lion's Roar
February 5, 2016
Childhood Obesity
LSU Research Works
November 23, 2015
Can Video Games Help Youngsters Lose Weight?
The Advocate
November 6, 2015
St. Charles Community Health Center Working on Childhood Obesity Program that Could Go National, Center Partnering with Pennington Biomedical Research Center
St. Charles Herald Guide
October 21, 2015
GameSquad
WBRZ Channel 2
June 10, 2015
Early Career Researchers Honored by LA CaTS Center
Louisiana Clinical & Translational Science Center
June 10, 2015
Pennington/SLU Partner to Provide Training to College Students on Overweight Children
Louisiana Radio Network
June 1, 2015
Poll Shows Louisiana Has Third Highest Obesity Rate in the Nation
Louisiana Radio Network
May 29, 2015
Baton Rouge's Ranking as America's Fattest City
Talk 107.3 with Bill Profita and Kevin Gallagher
May 19, 2015
May 5, 2015
Healthy Children's Menu Items Tied to Healthier Ordering Patterns
Talk 107.3 with Bill Profita and Kevin Gallagher
April 28, 2015
Healthy Children's Menu Items Tied to Healthier Ordering Patterns and Sustained Restaurant Revenue
Global Newswire
April 27, 2015
Diet vs. Exercise for Weight Loss
Talk 107.3 with Bill Profita and Kevin Gallagher
March 1, 2015
February 26, 2015
Pennington's Kid-Focused Clinic Finds Fun Way to Tackle the Obesity Trend
InRegister Magazine
February 7, 2015
February 4, 2015
January 29, 2015
Pennington Launches New Tool to Fight Childhood Obesity
NBC 33 and FOX Baton Rouge
January 29, 2015
New Tools Could Help in the Fight against Childhood Obesity
WAFB Channel 9 Baton Rouge
January 19, 2015
Childhood Obesity Research at Pennington Biomedical
Community Concerns with Scotty Drake
December 1 , 2014
Feds Requiring New Food Labels for Restaurants
Talk 107.3 with Bill Profita and Kevin Gallagher
November 25 , 2014
August 26, 2014
August 14, 2014
Smart Woman: Exergaming Grows in Popularity
July 23, 2014
May 18, 2014
PANTHER Project: Physical Activity and Nutrition for Teen Health
WBRZ News 2
January 22, 2014
PBRC
January 13, 2014
Klub Kinect Study to Look at Video Games and Health
WAFB 9 News Baton Rouge, Louisiana
September 16, 2013
Office Furniture Evolving to Offset Unhealthy Effects of Sitting Too Much
Greater Baton Rouge Business Report
April 26, 2013
Doctors Use Video Games to Fight Childhood Obesity
WBRZ News Baton Rouge, Louisiana
December 19, 2012
Pennington Study Links Television in Bedrooms to Childhood Obesity
The Advocate, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
December 11, 2012
Television in Kids' Rooms: Really a Bad Idea, Says Study
Los Angeles Times
December 11, 2012
TV in Bedrooms May Boost Kids' Risk of Fat, Disease
The Today Show and MSN (Top Featured Story for the Day)
November 9, 2012
Study says Obesity, Diabetes Risks Rise Sharply for Kids with TV in Bedroom
PR Buzz
October 30, 2012
Youngers Get Fit, Have Fun with Video Games
The Advocate, Tasmania, Australia
October 28, 2012
Call to Ban TV in Kids' Bedrooms
The Sydney Morning Herald and 175 additional media outlets in Australia
January 11, 2011
Wii in P.E.? If It Gets You Moving
The Washington Post
For more information, contact: Joe Coussan at Joe.Coussan@pbrc.edu