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PhD candidate's discovery may be a step in the struggle against overweight and obesity (MUMC+ News).

Long-term improvement for the majority of participating children with overweight or obesity (MUMC+ News).

We are pleased to inform you that Gijs Goossens (Department of Human Biology) has been appointed as professor ‘Cardiometabolic Physiology of Obesity’ as of 1 August 2023.

In December 2015 beside the end-of-year bonus you will receive a structural increase of salary of 1,25% (with retroactive effect to 1 September 2015) and under conditions a one-off gross payment of € 500 bruto (in the case of full-time employment).

While getting more daily exercise can improve overall physical fitness, reduce symptoms and enhance quality of life, diabetics and lung patients often find this difficult due to obesity or shortness of breath.

Let's move for a Better World is a global campaign created by Technogym in order to promote a more active lifestyle an help people enjoy a better life. Participants can improve the quantity of movement performed every day and donate it to fight the spread of obesity and sedentarity in the community.

Waste from the food processing industry can be used to improve the gut flora of people with obesity, according to the findings of a study by Carlota Bussolo de Souza, who received her PhD on the topic at Maastricht University (UM) last Wednesday.

A group of leading nutritionists, comprising the International Carbohydrate Quality Consortium (ICQC), reported at a symposium held in Rome that increased intake of whole-grain products is directly associated with a reduced mortality risk, a reduced risk of type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease and...

Het aantal mensen met overgewicht en diabetes stijgt. Om te bepalen of iemand te zwaar is, wordt gekeken naar de BMI. Maar wat zegt je BMI eigenlijk over je gezondheid? En wat kan de overheid doen om het aantal mensen met overgewicht terug te dringen? Obesitas-onderzoeker Gijs Goossens vertelt erover...

The Maastricht team, consisting of Julie Dorval, David Gruber, Claire De Neve and Francesca Rinaudo, obtained a well-deserved second place in the regional finals of the European Law Moot Court competition. Besides their strong pleading and legal reasoning skills, their coaches underline the devotion...