TIGOR

Tufts Institute for Global Obesity Research
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Obesity: a global health crisis

The Challenge
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Innovative solutions for a complex problem

Research & Impact
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Harnessing strengths across disciplines

Our Team
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Seeding essential research and support

Funding Opportunities

Obesity: A Global Challenge

Obesity presents an unprecedented global crisis. It is not only a cause of premature death and serious health problems, including diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and stroke, but also an underlying driver of an even broader set of societal problems such as high rates of disability, inefficiency and absenteeism in the workforce, rising health care costs, stigmatization, and bullying. At TIGOR, we aspire to be a leading collaborative for global obesity research, publish research in the highest impact journals, attract new faculty, train students and fellows, and integrate civic and real-world engagement.
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