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Basal fat oxidation and after a peak oxygen consumption test in obese women with a beta2 adrenoceptor gene polymorphism.
The Journal of nutritional biochemistry - 1 May 2003
Macho-Azcarate T, Marti A, Calabuig J, Martinez J A
Abstract excerpt
The Glu27Glu genotype in the beta2-adrenergic receptor (ADRB2) has been linked to a higher fat deposition and obesity in females. Also, in our population, it has been described that physically active women carrying the Glu allele had a higher BMI as compared to non-carriers performing the same level of activity. Since exercise may counterbalance a gene predisposition to obesity, we tested the hypothesis of a...
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