[Genetic polymorphisms and new perspectives in the prevention and treatment of obesity].

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The prevalence of obesity has increased to an extraordinary degree, especially over the last three decades, so that if these trends persist, practically all of the adult population would be obese in the course of only two generations. On the basis of family and adoption studies, it has been estimated that the genetic component in obesity ranges from 20% to 80%. Thus, the most common forms of obesity would depend...

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