Project 172445
Finding the endocrine and genetic determinants of obesity: The Newfoundland study
Finding the endocrine and genetic determinants of obesity: The Newfoundland study
Project Information
| Study Type: | Unclear |
| Research Theme: | Biomedical |
Institution & Funding
| Principal Investigator(s): | Sun, Guang |
| Co-Investigator(s): | El-Sohemy, Ahmed; Gulliver, Wayne P; Loredo-Osti, J.Concepcion; Randell, Edward W; Vasdev, Sudesh C |
| Institution: | Memorial University of Newfoundland |
| CIHR Institute: | Nutrition, Metabolism and Diabetes |
| Program: | |
| Peer Review Committee: | Nutrition, Food & Health |
| Competition Year: | 2008 |
| Term: | 5 yrs 0 mth |
Abstract Summary
Eating more than one needs is a major cause of human obesity. The gut produces chemicals called hormones that tell the brain how much we need to eat. If the level of these hormones is abnormal, one may eat too much leading to obesity. We think that one of the reasons why more people in Newfoundland are overweight/obese may be due to abnormal levels of these hormones. This abnormality may be genetic. We will study the role of genes in causing this abnormality in the Newfoundland population. We will measure food intake, total body fat, the level of gut hormones and relate these with any abnormality found in the genes we study. This information will help for development of medication to control abnormal gut hormone levels, food intake and obesity.
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