OBESITY PREVENTION

This study aims to find the best combination of strategies to help people maintain weight loss after losing weight. Over 500 adults with obesity will first lose weight through a 16-week program, then try different support methods—like limiting food variety, home strength training…

This study looks at whether eating three servings of dairy each day can help overweight teens (ages 15-18) and seniors (ages 60-80) control their weight, body fat, and blood sugar over six months. Participants are randomly assigned to either a dairy group or a low-dairy group, an…

This study tests whether a program combining a reduced-calorie Mediterranean diet with increased physical activity can help middle-aged adults (30-50 years old) with metabolic syndrome lose weight and maintain that loss for a year. Researchers will compare this lifestyle interven…

This study compares two approaches to help children ages 6-11 sleep better and prevent unhealthy weight gain. One group works one-on-one with a nurse to learn sleep-improving strategies, while the other receives educational handouts. Families will attend six sessions or receive s…

This study tests a smartphone app called HLRS that gives personalized tips to help people aged 60 and older eat better and move more. The goal is to see if older adults find the app easy and enjoyable to use, and if it can help prevent obesity. Thirty participants will use the ap…

This study looks at whether adding hands-on cooking and nutrition lessons can help people at risk for prediabetes stick with a diabetes prevention program. About 20 adults in Los Angeles will take part. The goal is to see if this approach is practical and helpful for keeping part…

This study tests whether a health education program designed with Native American culture in mind can help prevent obesity in 4th graders at rural tribal schools. About 120 students will take part, with some schools getting the program and others serving as comparison. Researcher…

This study aims to help Latino families living near the U.S.-Mexico border become more physically active and fit. About 290 parents and children ages 6 to 11 will take part in a community-based program at local centers. The goal is to reduce high rates of obesity and heart diseas…

This study looks at how eating organically versus conventionally grown crops affects the bacteria in your gut and your overall health. Researchers will compare two groups: healthy adults and those with metabolic syndrome. Participants will eat specially prepared crops, and scient…

This study compares two training programs for doctors and health workers at community health centers that serve Medicaid patients. The goal is to see which training helps patients lose more weight and get better access to obesity care. About 6,200 patients and their providers wil…

This study aims to better understand how many calories a person needs to eat to stay at the same weight. Researchers will use a whole-room indirect calorimeter, a special room that measures the energy your body burns, to find a more accurate way to calculate energy balance. 34 he…

This study looks at how tirzepatide, a weight-loss drug, affects muscle mass and strength in adults aged 50 and older with obesity. Researchers want to know if losing weight with this drug also causes harmful muscle loss that could lead to weakness or frailty. Twenty participants…