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Eating behavior in the Old Order Amish: heritability analysis and a genome-wide linkage analysis.
The American journal of clinical nutrition - 1 Jun 2002
Steinle Nanette I, Hsueh Wen-Chi, Snitker Soren, Pollin Toni I, Sakul Hakan, St Jean Pamela L, Bell Callum J, Mitchell Braxton D, Shuldiner Alan R
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BACKGROUND: Eating behavior and thus dietary intake affect the development of obesity-related diseases such as diabetes, hypertension, and hyperlipidemia. OBJECTIVE: We investigated the genetic underpinnings of eating behavior. DESIGN: We administered a standardized eating behavior inventory to 624 adults from 28 families participating in the Amish Family Diabetes Study. Three quantifiable components of eating...
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