Article
Gene-environment interactions in obesity.
Forum of nutrition - 1 Jan 2010
Hetherington Marion M, Cecil Joanne E
Abstract excerpt
Obesity is a global and growing problem. The detrimental health consequences of obesity are significant and include co-morbidities such as diabetes, cancer and coronary heart disease. The marked rise in obesity observed over the last three decades suggests that behavioural and environmental factors underpin the chronic mismatch between energy intake and energy expenditure. However, not all individuals become...
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