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Relation of weight maintenance and dietary restraint to peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma2, glucocorticoid receptor, and ciliary neurotrophic factor polymorphisms.
The American journal of clinical nutrition - 1 Oct 2005
Vogels Neeltje, Mariman Edwin C M, Bouwman Freek G, Kester Arnold D M, Diepvens Kristel, Westerterp-Plantenga Margriet S
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Genetic variation in the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma2 (PPARgamma2), glucocorticoid receptor (GRL), and ciliary neurotrophic factor (CNTF) genes may play a role in the etiology of obesity. OBJECTIVE: We examined biological, psychological, and genetic determinants associated with weight maintenance (WM) after weight loss. DESIGN: Subjects (n = 120) followed a 6-wk diet and then a...
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