Intra-abdominal fat and risk of disease in adolescents
Funder: National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (RO1 HD/HL 33064)
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Impact of sugars and human milk oligosaccharides on infant microbiome and obesity
Funder: NIDDK Funding Period: April 2017 for 4 years Hispanic children are at high risk for obesity, a disparity that is already established by 2 years of age. Our prior work found that high dietary sugars in early-life contributes to this increased risk and that this adverse effect was obliterated in children who were exposed […]
Nutrigenetic intervention to reduce liver fat in Hispanics
Funder: NIMHD (RO1) Funding Period: March 2016 for 4 years The prevalence of pediatric non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) has doubled in the last 20 years and affects obese Hispanics most severely. We have found that 40% of obese Hispanic children and adolescents have a liver fat fraction above 5.5%, a clinical criteria for NAFLD […]
Home intervention for reducing sugary drinks and obesity in Hispanic women and infants
Funder: NIDDK Funding Period: September 2016 for 5 years Consumption of sugar sweetened beverages and juices (SSB/J) in infancy is associated with obesity in early childhood. This is a significant public health issue requiring family based solutions. Yet interventions aimed at SSB/J reduction remain controversial based on limited effects in prior studies and concerns whether […]
Human milk oligosaccharides, gut microbiome and obesity in infants
Funder: Gerber Foundation Grant Funding PeriodL January 2016 for 3 years This study aims to identify novel factors in human breast milk that affect development of the infant gut bacterial profile (the microbiome), and in turn contribute to infant growth and/or accumulation of excess body fat by 24 months of age. By comparing infants of […]
Risk factors for type 2 diabetes in Hispanic adolescents
Funder: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (RO1 DK 59211)
USC center for transdisciplinary research on energetics and cancer
Funder: National Cancer Institute (U54 CA 16848)
Obesity in minority youth in Los Angeles: A generation at risk
Funder: National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities (P60 MD002254)
Ethnic differences in adipose and liver gene expression
Funder: Dr. Robert C Atkins Foundation
Mentor-based postdoctoral fellowship in childhood obesity and diabetes
Funder: American Diabetes Association
