Breaking the Intergenerational Cycle of Obesity through Nutritional Interventions [ 2015 - 2019 ]

Research Grant

Researchers: A/Pr Beverly Muhlhausler (Principal investigator)

Brief description The nutritional environmental experienced by an individual before birth and in early infancy is a critical determinant of their risk of obesity and assocaited metabolic disorders in later life. Over the course of this fellowship, I will focus on defining the nutritional factors which are the key drivers of this metabolic programming. My ultimate aim is to identify nutritional interventions during pregnancy and/or early infancy which can improve the long-term health outcomes of the child and redu

Funding Amount $AUD 477,180.57

Funding Scheme Career Development Fellowships

Notes RD Wright Biomedical CDF