Grant: Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship Program
University of Manitoba
$140,000.00
Understanding the association between artificial sweetener consumption during pregnancy and the increased risk of asthma in offspring.
FY 2017-18
Summary
Artificial sweeteners, including Splenda and Sweet n' Low, are a popular way of controlling calories for people wanting to lose weight or limit sugar. It is estimated that 30% of American's consume artificial sweeteners daily. Some recent research has highlighted the negative health effects of consuming artificial sweeteners including weight gain and asthma. Our research aims to understand how consuming artificial sweeteners during pregnancy increases your child's risk for getting asthma. This research will be done using mice and the results will allow us to make recommendations to the government on the safety of consuming artificial sweeteners during pregnancy. Our efforts could lead to a decrease in the number of children diagnosed with asthma and perhaps new treatments options for children currently suffering from asthma.
Department
Program
Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship Program
Recipient
Location
Manitoba, Canada
Recipient Type
Academia
Type
Grant
Source
CIHR Funding Decisions Database
As published
Id
373830
Name
Pascoe Christopher D
Region
Manitoba
Country
Canada
Orgtype
Institution Paid; Research Institution
Instname2
Circulatory and Respiratory Health
Theme2
Biomedical
Prcname2
Banting Postdoctoral Fellowships Program
Projecttitle
Understanding the association between artificial sweetener consumption during pregnancy and the increased risk of asthma in offspring.
Programtype2
Fellowship Programs
Orgnameinp2
University of Manitoba
Cihramount2
$140,000
Cihrequipment2
$0
Programname2
Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship Program
Keyworddelim
Artificial Sweeteners; Asthma; Developmental Origins; In Utero; Multiomics; Prevention
Abstract
Artificial sweeteners, including Splenda and Sweet n' Low, are a popular way of controlling calories for people wanting to lose weight or limit sugar. It is estimated that 30% of American's consume artificial sweeteners daily. Some recent research has highlighted the negative health effects of consuming artificial sweeteners including weight gain and asthma. Our research aims to understand how consuming artificial sweeteners during pregnancy increases your child's risk for getting asthma. This research will be done using mice and the results will allow us to make recommendations to the government on the safety of consuming artificial sweeteners during pregnancy. Our efforts could lead to a decrease in the number of children diagnosed with asthma and perhaps new treatments options for children currently suffering from asthma.
Competitiondate
201709
Approvedterm2
2 yrs 0 mth
Pinamesdelim
Pascoe, Christopher D
Approvedterm
2 ans 0 mois
Cihrcontribution2
~ $140,000~ $0~
