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Determining how psychosocial, cultural, and environmental factors lead to overconsumption of food and obesity

The complex interactions between the brain, gut, and inflammation in obesity and altered ingestive behaviors

Sex and race differences get embedded in biology leading to disease and health

About us

Arpana Gupta, PhD

Dr. Gupta’s research aims to bring a systems biology-based, comprehensive understanding of the pathophysiology underlying human obesity and the cluster of obesity-related conditions known as metabolic syndrome. Dr. Arpana Gupta research

Sex and race differences

Race differences in obesity

One barrier to progress in developing effective treatments for obesity may be the inconsistent consideration of sex and race differences in the underlying mechanisms. Learn more

Participate in studies related to stress

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We have two open studies: 1) effects of stress and discrimination in Mexican and Filipina women and 2) comparing women with high and women with low stress. Learn more about our studies

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