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| Ford, study participant shows change in pant size before the study |
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| Program participants flanked by VC Brown, Snowden, (left), and Betty Kennedy, Malekian |
Baton
Rouge, La – In response to the high incidence of overweight and obesity in
Louisiana, the SU Ag Center received funding from USDA/NIFA to mitigate this
issue. The “Combating Childhood Obesity with Caregivers as Change Agents,” or
Whey 2 Go Program which lasted 24 weeks concluded today. The study was
conducted on 26 African American men and women in Baton Rouge in collaboration
with Pennington Biomedical Center. Executive Vice Chancellor and Vice
Chancellor for Research, Adell Brown brought congratulatory message to the
participants, urging them to keep up the good job.
Participant
Porsche Holmes lauded the involvement of children through caregivers because
childhood is the best starting point to control obesity through healthy
lifestyles. Another participant, Marlin Ford brought his “before” clothing to the
ceremony as proof of the study impact.
Dr.
Fatemeh Malekian serves as project director on this project funded by US Department
of Agriculture/National Institute of Food and Agriculture, assisted by Dr.
Janana Snowden. For further details, please contact Malekian
or Snowden at 225-771-2242.
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Contact:
Bridget
Udoh
(225)
771-5714
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