Sciences Obesity wreaks havoc on the human body. This much we know. Obese men and women have high rates of type 2 diabetes, heart disease and stroke. Perhaps less commonly known is that obesity also increases the risk of developing cancer. In the United States, as many as 90,000 people die each year from cancers, like colon, prostate and breast, associated with being obese. | 
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| Dr. Nomelí Nuñez, Assistant Professor in Nutritional Sciences, was awarded a grant from the American Cancer Society and National Cancer Institute... |
| The Jean Andrews' Centennial Visiting Professorship in Human Nutrition sponsors a Lecture Series that focuses on issues of economic development and Africa... |
