GET A TIGER ON YOUR GENES! UH TIGER STUDY
NEEDS PARTICIPANTS FOR FALL
Research Looks for Genetic Clues to Success with Exercise Programs
HOUSTON, April 26, 2006—How do your genes fit? The University
of Houston Health and Human Performance Department is recruiting
UH students for the TIGER Study that is investigating the role genes
play in diet and weight loss.
“We’re interested in finding out if there is a genetic
reason why people respond differently to a work out regimen,”
Ian Turpin, TIGER Study project manager, said. “Obesity is
a national epidemic. We are entering the fourth year of this five-year
study and are eager to find enthusiastic participants to help us
with this important work.”
The TIGER Study, Training Interventions and Genetics of Exercise
Response, involves researchers from UH, Baylor College of Medicine
and the University of Texas Health Science Center in Houston. More
than 1,500 participants are needed. To date, more than 900 people
have participated in the TIGER study.
The study is open to UH students and staff ages 18 to 30, both male
and female, who are in good health. Students may choose to enroll
in either PEB 1101, Fitness and Health, (a one-credit hour exercise
class) or KIN 1304 (a 3-credit hours class, which is applicable
towards the non-writing intensive Social Sciences core requirement).
In either class, as part of the study, participants will undergo
30 minutes of aerobic exercise three times a week, an evaluation
of physical fitness and body composition and complete questionnaires
about their general health and other factors related to fitness.
Participants must commit to 30 weeks of exercise (two semesters).
In addition, those who take part in the study will provide a blood
sample three times during the study to test for cholesterol, blood
sugar and a DNA analysis. All information is kept confidential.
“This is such a great deal for students and for the study,”
Turpin said. “The results will provide needed information
for obesity research and participants will learn more about their
body composition and how it responds to physical activity. They
may even find that they really like working out and staying fit.”
For more information on how to participate in the TIGER study,
visit www.uh.edu/tigerstudy
or email
Ian Turpin at iturpin@bcm.tmc.edu.
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