GGrantIndex
← Search

PROTEIN SPARING MODIFIED FAST IN TREATMENT OF OBESITY IN MINORITY CHILDREN

$11,180M01FY2000RRNIH

Tulane University Of Louisiana, New Orleans LA

Investigators

Linked publications & trials

Abstract

Obesity is widely recognized as a contributing cause of various chronic diseases. Lifestyle patterns when established early in life promote obesity, hyperlipidemia and an increased risk of cardiovascular disease. The purpose of this study is to assess the health and fitness, behavioral and physiological changes in a group of female adolescents 7 to 17 years age after participation in this study.

View original record on NIH RePORTER →