Is your child interested in participating in research?

Stanford is looking for children and adolescents to participate in the Food and Mood study.

Eligible participants
• are between 9-17 years old
• are experiencing low moods or irritability
• have a body mass index (BMI) greater than the 85th percentile
• do not have braces or metal in their body

Participants receive $325 for completing the study.

Participants come in for clinical and cognitive evaluations, an MRI brain scan and a blood test 3 times over 2 years.

To learn more about the study and to see if your child is eligible, contact us at 650-721-4049 or thepearlab@stanford.edu.

You can also find out more about Stanford’s Pediatric Emotion and Resilience Lab (PEARL) at .