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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Funder: National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (RO1 HD/HL 33064)
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Funder: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (RO1 DK 59211)
Funder: National Cancer Institute (U54 CA 16848)
Funder: National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities (P60 MD002254)
Funder: Dr. Robert C Atkins Foundation
Funder: American Diabetes Association
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