Defining factors that contribute to individual diversity in the diet-health axis

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1086851

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

There is a complex interplay between nutrition and genetics such that one diet maybe good for some but not for others depending on genetic makeup. Preliminary experiments in flies and mice support this. We found that for some flies, diets high in fat are harmful resulting in short life but certain flies resist the harmful effects of fat and live a longer lives. We propose to unravel the gene-environment interaction and determine which genes might lead to optimal health outcomes on certain diets.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2015

End Date: 01-01-2019

Funding Scheme: Project Grants

Funding Amount: $1,668,059.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Systems Physiology

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

Drosophila melanogaster | dietary macronutrients | gene-environment interaction | insulin sensitivity | longevity

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