Dietary fats as drivers of obesity-related inflammation

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/633240

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Obesity leads to diabetes and heart disease but not all body fat seems to be bad. Increased fat around the waist (especially the visceral fat around the intestine and internal organs) is particularly bad. Visceral fat secretes a lot of inflammatory molecules. This research aims to understand how visceral fat becomes inflamed and how we might use diet and other methods to reduce both the amount of visceral fat and its level of inflammation; thus reducing both obesity and its health consequences.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2010

End Date: 01-01-2012

Funding Scheme: NHMRC Project Grants

Funding Amount: $336,767.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Endocrinology

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

cardiovascular disease | diabetes | dietary fats | inflammation | liver steatosis | obesity | visceral fat

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