2013. Obesity Efforts at the National Institutes of Health. Overview of obesity efforts at NIH

2/17/2013 Obesity Efforts at the National Institutes of Health S. Sonia Arteaga, Ph.D. Program Director National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute A...
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2/17/2013

Obesity Efforts at the National Institutes of Health

S. Sonia Arteaga, Ph.D. Program Director National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute

American Association of State Colleges and Universities Grants Resource Center Conference February 21, 2013

Overview of obesity efforts at NIH ƒ Background ƒ Obesity Task Force ƒ Examples of NIH obesity research ƒ NHLBI obesity efforts ƒ NCCOR

Background

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Obesity Trends* Among U.S. Adults BRFSS, 1990, 2000, 2010

(*BMI ≥30, or about 30 lbs. overweight for 5’4” person)

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