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Appetite is a heritable phenotype associated with adiposity.
Annals of behavioral medicine : a publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine - 1 Dec 2009
Wardle Jane, Carnell Susan
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BACKGROUND: The high heritability of adiposity combined with its shifting distribution over time suggests that genetic and environmental influences interact in the etiology of adiposity. PURPOSE: The purpose of this study is to examine evidence that genetically determined differences in appetite underlie variation in susceptibility to obesogenic environments. METHODS: Summary of a program of published research....
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