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Tumor necrosis factor-alpha gene -308 G/A polymorphism modulates the relationship between dietary fat intake, serum lipids, and obesity risk in black South African women.
The Journal of nutrition - 1 May 2010
Joffe Yael T, van der Merwe Lize, Carstens Madelaine, Collins Malcolm, Jennings Courtney, Levitt Naomi S, Lambert Estelle V, Goedecke Julia H
Abstract excerpt
The prevalence of obesity and related disease risk is high in black South African (SA) women, possibly influenced by the dietary transition associated with urbanization. This study explored interactions between dietary fat intake and the tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNFA) -308 G/A polymorphism on obesity, insulin resistance, and serum lipid concentrations in urbanized black SA women. Normal-weight (n = 105) and...
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