Water-related news, from Reuters!  July 23, 2014: WASHINGTON (Reuters) – First lady Michelle Obama took to the White House lawn on Tuesday along with children from a local YMCA and summer camp to expand the country’s “Drink Up” … Continue reading →

Research published in the June issue of Obesity has Twitter abuzz….for good reason! Researchers at the University of Colorado Denver compared two groups of dieters: both groups completed a 12-week behavioral weight loss program, but … Continue reading →

 Just out today from the CDC – too many kids believe that energy drinks are safe to consume, and that they are a type of sports drink. More efforts to promote water consumption are needed, … Continue reading →

It’s great to see that water has a celebrity advocate-Matt Damon! In our graduate water seminar a few years back, the class came to the collective realization that celebrity advocates can really help to advance a cause  (think about the Got Milk? campaign!). His organization, located at water.org, raises funds to bring water and toilets to developing countries-a truly worthwhile cause given that Water and sanitation are linked to public health. how can we also get more attention to our domestic water challenges-crumbling infrastructure, awareness of the health benefits of water consumption? We need a domestic water advocate to help raise awareness!

Just out in the International Journal of Obesity-Harvard researchers demonstrated that water intake is inversely related to weight gain over time, using data from three longitudinal trials (>10,000 individuals).

Details:

Http://www.nature.com/ijo/journal/v37/n10/full/ijo2012225a.html

 

 

 

Thanks to all who came out to support our Water INTERface interdisciplinary graduate education program (IGEP) At this evening’s IGEP social, hosted by the VT Graduate School! It was a fun time to connect with all the IGEP groups, and to thank Dean DePauw for her efforts to move us forward. We are starting on year three-excellent job students and faculty! If you are interested in water and health research, and willing to get out of a disciplinary silo, check us out!

A Washington Times story has reported that “Michelle Obama wants people to ‘drink up,’ as in more plain, old-fashioned, calorie-free water”!

Read the full story here!

The Water IGEP group is pleased to announce that Dr. Rebecca Muckelbauer, faculty at the Berlin School of Public Health in Germany, will be presenting on her area of expertise – water consumption and body weight outcomes! A link to her most recent publication on this topic can be found here, published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.

All are invited to attend Dr. Muckelbauer’s presentation on the Virginia Tech Campus, in Fralin auditorium, on Monday December 9^th from 3-4p. We are very excited to have her travel here to speak to our faculty and students!