Award
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases 5R01DK133407-04
Relation of individual differences in fMRI-Assessed Satiation Signaling to Obesity Risk and Future Weight Gain
Recipient
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Department of Nutrition
Award Amount
$566,100.00
Ceiling
$566,100.00
Awarded
May 07, 2026
Identifier
5R01DK133407-04
A research project studying the relationship between brain satiation signaling and obesity risk in adolescents using fMRI to understand mechanisms of overeating and weight gain.
Description
This project involves neurobehavioral research using fMRI to understand mechanisms underlying obesity risk and weight gain in adolescents. The study aims to determine whether weaker satiation signaling increases the risk for future overeating and weight gain or is a consequence of overeating through a prospective multimodal fMRI study of adolescents at high and low risk for obesity.