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Genotypes, obesity and type 2 diabetes--can genetic information motivate weight loss? A review.
Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine - 1 Jan 2007
Gable David, Sanderson Saskia C, Humphries Steve E
Abstract excerpt
The current worldwide prevalence of type 2 diabetes (T2D) was estimated to be 2.8% in 2000, but it is predicted to increase to epidemic proportions in the coming decades, primarily due to lifestyle changes, particularly obesity. In the United Kingdom there are over 1.4 million men and women with T2D. In addition to a strong environmental element, the existence of an underlying genetic component to T2D risk is...
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