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UI professor awarded funding to uncover how metabolic health affects oral health

Metabolic Health Breakthrough: How Obesity Shapes Your Oral Health University of Iowa researcher Sukirth Ganesan received $3.8 million NIH funding to investigate how metabolic conditions affect oral health. His team will track 240 patients over two years, examining how obesity, diet, and weight loss impact mouth bacteria and gum disease risk. Prior research found metabolic syndrome creates harmful oral bacteria before visible gum disease appears.