Grant: UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO
Primary Recipient
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO
Amount
$424,873.00
Award Date
9/18/2009
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 burgeoning public health problem that is associated with an adverse metabolic profile and higher levels of morbidity and mortality from multiple causes. Current methods for assessing obesity focus on either nonspecific measures of overall bod