# NIH Reporter #1K99DK146120-01A1

Decoding Peripheral-to-Central Mechanisms Regulating Food Choices Following Long-Term Exercise

**Recipient:** University of Pennsylvania

**Award Amount:** $91,500.00
**Ceiling:** $91,500.00

**Awarded:** August 27, 2026

**Identifier:** 1K99DK146120-01A1

The NIH-funded project studies gut-brain mechanisms behind exercise-associated reductions in sugar intake and explores whether mimicking exercise-induced signals can improve metabolic health.

### Description

K99/R00 research project investigating how long-term exercise and gut-derived signals influence brain reward circuitry and sugar consumption, with the goal of identifying therapeutic strategies for metabolic diseases.

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