Research Grant
[Cite as http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1042555]Researchers: A/Pr Amanda Salis (Principal investigator)
Brief description While losing excess weight reduces the risk of lifestyle diseases such as diabetes, current weight loss strategies are ineffective for most, in part because the body mounts a ‘famine reaction’ that increases hunger, decreases metabolic rate and may also cause loss of muscle and bone mass. This research aims to determine the effects of the famine reaction on body composition, as well as to identify new ways to block the famine reaction with food, thereby enabling more people to attain and maintain a healthy body weight and composition.
Funding Amount $AUD 621,458.93
Funding Scheme Research Fellowships
Notes Research Fellowship
- PURL : http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1042555
- nhmrc : 1042555