The Weight Control and Diabetes Research Center
is affiliated with Brown Alpert Medical School, The Miriam Hospital and Lifespan.  The main goal of the Center is to foster high quality research on the prevention and treatment of obesity. 

Our Center director, Rena Wing, Ph.D., is a world renowned obesity researcher and has been a leader in this field for over 20 years. 

Our research programs use a multidisciplinary approach focusing on healthy eating, exercise, and modifying behavior to promote weight loss and maintenance. 

Our staff includes exercise physiologists, registered dietitians and psychologists.

Click here to learn more about our ongoing research

Adolescent Weight Control Registry

Pediatric Weight Control Program.

We can help your child eat right and be more active!

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Family Dinner Study