Grant
PENNINGTON BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH CENTER
$79,552
Department of Health and Human Services
Award ID
F32DK145220
Action Date
2026-09-18
Fiscal Year
FY 2026
Award Type
Grant
Place of Performance
BATON ROUGE, Louisiana
Period of Performance
2026-09-18 → 2027-09-17
Funding Agency
Department of Health and Human Services
Description
EXAMINATION OF METABOLIC CHARACTERISTICS IN THE PREDISPOSITION FOR WEIGHT GAIN - PROJECT SUMMARY OBESITY, OFTEN CHARACTERIZED BY WEIGHT GAIN FROM OVER-NUTRITION, IS ONE OF THE GREATEST RISK FACTORS OF PREVENTABLE MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY WORLDWIDE. OBESITY IS EVIDENT IN >40% OF US ADULTS, WITH PREVALENCE PROJECTED TO REACH 50% BY 2030. DRIVEN BY A MULTITUDE OF BOTH MODIFIABLE AND NON-MODIFIABLE FACTORS, THERE IS OBSERVED VARIATION IN THE MAGNITUDE OF WEIGHT GAINED IN BOTH CONTROLLED AND FREE-LIVI
Recipient
Name
PENNINGTON BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH CENTER
State
LA
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