Beth Widen, PhD, RD
@bethwiden.bsky.social
Nutritional Sciences Assistant Professor and Dietitian. Interested in supporting health of pregnant and postpartum persons and their babies with interventions and epidemiologic research.
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My lab has received our first R01 from NIDDK "Mothers and CareGivers Investing in Children: A virtual intervention to support healthy growth in infants and toddlers." Thrilled to extend our infant feeding program to include bottle/breast feeding in earlier infancy! reporter.nih.gov/search/xWxQk...
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December 18, 2024 at 4:48 PM
My lab has received our first R01 from NIDDK "Mothers and CareGivers Investing in Children: A virtual intervention to support healthy growth in infants and toddlers." Thrilled to extend our infant feeding program to include bottle/breast feeding in earlier infancy! reporter.nih.gov/search/xWxQk...
Led by Widen Lab doctoral student Rachel Rickman, we challenge norms on how infants exposed to diabetes grow. Our data suggest that GDM exposed infants experience a downshift in adipose tissue accrual after birth. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Infant body composition trajectories differ by in utero exposure to gestational diabetes mellitus: a prospective cohort from birth to 12 months
Infants exposed to gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) in utero are known to have higher fat mass (FM) and less fat-free mass (FFM) at birth, but litt…
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December 5, 2024 at 3:25 AM
Led by Widen Lab doctoral student Rachel Rickman, we challenge norms on how infants exposed to diabetes grow. Our data suggest that GDM exposed infants experience a downshift in adipose tissue accrual after birth. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Come work with us at the Reproductive Equity Action Lab! We’re taking applications for a postdoctoral research scholar for the 2025-26 school year, with the option to renew up two years in total (extended deadline January 3) 1/
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