Primary Recipient

PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY, THE

Amount

$90,749.00

Award Date

8/14/2009

Administering Agency

Health and Human Services, Department of / National Institutes of Health

CDFA Number

93.701

CDFA Program Title

Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support

Description

Obesity is a national epidemic. Among other maladies, obesity underlays most type 2 diabetes and a significant proportion of hypertension. Obesity occurs because individuals ingest more calories than they expend. This takes place when the reward value of