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Project Number: | I01BX003648-01A2 |
| Title: | Vitamin D and Developmental Origins of Insulin Resistance |
| Principal Investigator: | Carlos Bernal-Mizrachi |
| Location: | St Louis, MO |
| Congressional District Code: | 1 |
| Research Service: | Biomedical Laboratory R&D |
| Project Period: | July 2018 - June 2022 |
| FY 2021 Funding Amount: | $156,800 |
| Total Award Amount (all years): |
$706,250 |
| Abstract: |
View full abstract and other project information on NIH RePORTER Go To NIH RePORTER Excerpt: Abstract Type 2 diabetes (T2DM) is the leading cause of death and disability worldwide. Nearly one in four veterans have T2DM and this prevalence is estimated to increase to 36% by 2025. Lifestyle interventions aiming at weight loss are successful at reducing risk of diabetes but long-term weight-maintenance strategies have been found to be unsustainable. More interestingly, substantial diabetes risk (~40-50%) remains even after successful weight loss, suggesting that other determinants play a r... |