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Why Being Apple-Shaped Increases Your Risk of Diabetes: Study Uncovers Mysterious Link Between Waistline and Insulin Resistance

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Daily Mail

March 21, 2018

Nutrition and Metabolic Biology faculty, Ira Tabas, MD, PhD, published a new study uncovering the link between our waistline and insuline resistance.
Artificial Sweeteners Won't Help You Lose Weight, According to a Sad but Important New Study

July 17, 2017

Advertising about artificial sweeteners can be misleading, says Sharon Akabas, PhD, director of the MS in Nutrition Science program at the Institute of Human Nutrition.
MS Program Director Receives Hybrid Learning Award

May 30, 2017

Columbia University's Office of the Provost announced the winners of the 2017-2018 Hybrid Learning Awards.
Skipping Breakfast Tied to Higher Risk of Hardening in Arteries

Marie-Pierre St-Onge talks about the benefits of eating breakfast in an article about the connection between breakfast and arterial health.
Berrie Center Co-Director Rudolph Leibel, MD Named a 2017 Mentor of the Year by CUMC

Rudy Leibel, MD is named a 2017 Mentor of the Year by Columbia University Medical Center. Dr. Leibel serves on the NMB PhD faculty of the Institute of Human Nutrition.
Omega-3 Injection Reduces Stroke-Like Brain Damage in Mice

IHN Director Richard J. Deckelbaum, MD, CM, is lead author of study that shows Omega-3 injection reduces stroke-like brain damage in mice.