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Research Project: Dietary, Physiological, and Behavioral Predictors of Weight Gain in a Healthy, Young, Ethnically-Mixed Population

Location: Food Processing and Sensory Quality Research

Project Number: 6435-51000-006-02
Project Type: Specific Cooperative Agreement

Start Date: Jun 01, 2005
End Date: Jun 01, 2010

Objective:
The objective of this cooperative research project is to identify risk factors in obesity through a long-range study of young adults.

Approach:
A prospective, longitudinal, clinical study of healthy, young, ethnically-mixed men and women aged 20-35 with a body mass index of less than 27 at baseline and 1, 2, or no obese parents will be conducted for 10 years. Determinants of weight gain will be identified through comprehensive assessment of health, diet, behavior, biological factors, and demographics.

   

 
Project Team
Thomson, Jessica
 
Related National Programs
  Human Nutrition (107)
 
 
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