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Research interests
Currently, interests are related to the study of genetics and eating behavior, olfactory capacity and eating behavior, and food innovation.
Personal profile
Dr. Ana María Obregón (Chile): has developed her master's and doctoral work in eating behavior and genetics. He has experience using instruments developed abroad that have been validated in our child population. Post-doctorate, Dr. Obregón has worked on projects financed by ANID and other funds. In this sense, Obregón et al. (2010) has studied the relationship between genetic variants in genes involved in homeostatic and non-homeostatic mechanisms of intake and their association with obesity, eating behavior patterns and food addiction.
Teaching
Dr. Obregón has taught undergraduate and graduate degrees. In the nutrition and dietetics career, he has taught subjects such as: Evaluation of nutritional status I; Assessment of nutritional status II, Nutrition Research I and II; Basic nutrition, research methodology and research seminar.
He has taught classes for the Master's in Molecular Bases of Chronic Non-Communicable Diseases and Master's in Public Health Nutrition programs.
In his career he has guided undergraduate theses and master's degrees.
Additionally, he has related his line of research to undergraduate and postgraduate studies, and to links with the environment.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
External positions
Universidad de Concepción
2004 → 2004
Cargo USS
- Investigador (a)
Jerarquía Académica
- Profesor Asociado
Línea de Investigación
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FONDEF-IT24I0064: Automatización de Certificaciones de Miel basada en IA y Cloud Computing para Visualización de datos desde el laboratorio al consumidor
Coelho Caro, P. A. (Investigador(a) Patrocinante), Staforelli Vivanco, J. P. (Investigador(a) Responsable), Rondanelli-Reyes, M. (CoI), Obregón Rivas, A. M. (CoI) & Jara Chávez, A. G. A. (CoI)
01/10/24 → 30/09/26
Project: PROYECTO DE INVESTIGACIÓN APLICADA
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FONDECYT R-1231260: Association between olfactory capacity and body mass index in adolescents: mediation by eating behaviors traits
Obregón Rivas, A. M. (Investigador(a) Responsable), Oyarce Merino, K. A. (CoI), Durán Agüero, S. A. (CoI) & Goldfield, G. S. (CoI)
Agencia Nacional de Investigaci?n y Desarrollo
15/04/23 → 15/03/26
Project: PROYECTO DE INVESTIGACIÓN
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PCI-FOVI220025: Fortalecimiento de la red iceberg “international collaborating eating behavior research group”, a través del estudio “variantes genéticas en la vía dopaminérgica y en genes involucrados en la sensación del gusto: asociación con conducta alimentaria.
Obregón Rivas, A. M. (Investigador(a) Responsable), Durán Agüero, S. A. (CoI), Oyarce Merino, K. A. (CoI), Valladares, M. (CoI), Elizondo, R. J. (CoI), Guzmán Pincheira, C. D. (CoI) & Fuentealba Arevalo, F. S. (CoI)
21/12/22 → 20/08/24
Project: REDES DE INVESTIGACIÓN INTERNACIONAL
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PCI-REDI170368: Red de cooperación internacional para la investigación de la conducta alimentaria en Chile
Obregón Rivas, A. M. (Investigador(a) Responsable), Valladares, M. (CoI), Goldfield, G. S. (CoI) & Clare, L. (Investigador(a) Responsable)
01/12/17 → 01/06/19
Project: REDES DE INVESTIGACIÓN INTERNACIONAL
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Association between dopamine genes, adiposity, food addiction, and eating behavior in Chilean adult
Luengo, N., Goldfield, G. S. & Obregón, A. M., 2024, In: Frontiers in Nutrition. 11, 1466384.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Sleep Efficiency and Latency as Indicators of Sleep Quality by Bmi: Multicentric Study
Valladares-Vega, M., Crovetto, M., Obregón, A. M., Espinoza, V., Mena, F., Oñate, G., Fernández, M. & Durán-Agüero, S., 2024, In: African Journal of Biological Sciences (South Africa). 6, 8, p. 1373-1378 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Dietary Fibre Intake in Chile: 13 Years after the Last National Report
Guzmán-Pincheira, C., Espinoza, J., Durán-Agüero, S., Obregón, A. M. & Fuentealba, F., 2023, In: Nutrients. 15, 17, 3671.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access3 Scopus citations -
No association of the dopamine D2 receptor genetic bilocus score (rs1800497/rs1799732) on food addiction and food reinforcement in Chilean adults
Hidalgo Vira, N., Oyarce, K., Valladares Vega, M., Goldfield, G. S., Guzmán-Gutiérrez, E. & Obregón, A. M., 2023, In: Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience. 17, 1067384.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access3 Scopus citations -
Validation of the baby eating behaviour questionnaire in a Chilean population
Obregón, A. M., Valladares, M., Guzmán-Gutierrez, E., Pettinelli, P., Hunot-Alexander, C., Smith, A., Llewellyn, C. & Goldfield, G., 2023, In: Current Psychology. 43, 6, p. 5377-5387 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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