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Genetic and environmental contributions to food use patterns of young adult twins.
Physiology & behavior - 28 Jan 2008
Keskitalo Kaisu, Silventoinen Karri, Tuorila Hely, Perola Markus, Pietiläinen Kirsi H, Rissanen Aila, Kaprio Jaakko
Abstract excerpt
The contribution of genetic factors to individual differences in food use was estimated in a large population-based twin cohort of young adults (22- to 27-year-old). Male and female twins (n=2009 complete twin pairs) evaluated use-frequencies of 24 food items using 5 categories (1=never-5=several times a day) in a postal questionnaire. Foods were categorized by factor analysis. Estimates of the relative...
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