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Familial resemblance of 7-year changes in body mass and adiposity.
Obesity research - 1 Jun 2002
Hunt Melanie S, Katzmarzyk Peter T, Pérusse Louis, Rice Treva, Rao D C, Bouchard Claude
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the familial resemblance of 7-year changes in body mass and adiposity among Canadian families. RESEARCH METHODS AND PROCEDURES: The sample consisted of 655 women and 660 men from 521 families who participated in the Canada Fitness Survey in 1981 and the follow-up Campbell's Survey in 1988. Indicators of baseline and 7-year changes in body mass and adiposity included body mass...
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