Primary Recipient

TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA

Amount

$53,158.00

Award Date

1/14/2010

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

The obesity epidemic has been linked to increasing incidence of diabetes, cardiovascular disease and other complications. Diet and exercise are essential to weight management; however, it is obvious that many patients would require drug treatment to achie