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Prevention And Management Of Overweight In Young Adults In The Primary Care Setting
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$99,074.00
Summary
Generation Y is more likely to become overweight and obese than previous generations, increasing costs to the Australian health care system. Government and health experts agree on the need to prevent weight gain, particularly in high risk groups. Electronic intervention has proven to prevent weight gain in young adults in the short term. The proposed research will test a state-of-the-art electronic intervention, tailored to individual readiness to change, over the long-term to evaluate sustainab ....Generation Y is more likely to become overweight and obese than previous generations, increasing costs to the Australian health care system. Government and health experts agree on the need to prevent weight gain, particularly in high risk groups. Electronic intervention has proven to prevent weight gain in young adults in the short term. The proposed research will test a state-of-the-art electronic intervention, tailored to individual readiness to change, over the long-term to evaluate sustainability.Read moreRead less
Investigating The Physiological And Clinical Differences In Weight Loss In Obese Subjects With And Without Diabetes.
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$101,726.00
Summary
Obesity and type 2 diabetes are linked by the production of inflammatory factors in the body. These factors seem to link weight gain, especially around the abdomen, not only with insulin resistance, the precursor to diabetes, but also independently with the development with heart and kidney disease and reduced fertility. This study will investigate the effect of dieting and weight loss on inflammation and the function of the heart and other organs in obese people with and without diabetes.
Several natural chemicals in the brain and gut that regulate food intake and body weight have been identified. Their actions in regulating these processes are achieved through a complex yet little understood interaction with various molecules and receptors which leads to a cascade of reactions in the central nervous system. The aim if this PhD project is to elucidate the mechanisms of these interacting molecules to develop novel and effective leads for the prevention and treatment of obesity.
Of Mice And Men: Assessing Dietary Proteins Role On Appetite Regulation, Obesity And Cardiovascular Risk
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$86,521.00
Summary
While the challenge of understanding and managing the global obesity epidemic is well recognised, the role that nutrition plays is more complex than at first glance. Dietary protein may be of central importance in managing weight and small changes in protein consumption may lead to large changes in energy intake and weight. We propose to look at the effects of dietary protein on appetite, its hormonal regulation, and on the risk of developing metabolic diseases such as diabetes.