Renata Belfort De Aguiar

Dr. Renata Belfort De Aguiar’s main research interest has been to understand the intersection between obesity and type 2 diabetes, in particular, the role played by changes in blood glucose levels in brain activation in individuals with obesity, insulin resistance, and diabetes.  Dr. Renata Belfort De Aguiar’s studies use the hyperinsulinemic-glucose clamp technique to modulate blood glucose levels, in combination with continuous glucose measurement (CGM), imaging techniques to measure brain activity (functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) and Positron Emission Tomography (PET)), and measurements of food intake and eating behavior.