According to this online calculator, my boys have a 0.36 and 0.4% chance of developing obesity, based on their weight at birth and maternal/paternal BMI. The NBC news online article about the research for this calculator is hereNow, the calculator takes into account whether or not mom smoked during pregnancy and the working status of the parents ( ( Read more... )

 Back at school/work today.  Have a committee meeting on Thursday ( Read more... )

I haven't been posting much about work/school.  Things are looking a lot better than they did a year ago at this point.

I've received 2 (TWO!) travel awards to attend the Experimental Biology meeting in April in New Orleans.  I have $1200 to put toward flight, hotel, and meals down there, so it's a very real possibility that I won't have to pay ( Read more... )

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