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PERIOD2 variants are associated with abdominal obesity, psycho-behavioral factors, and attrition in the dietary treatment of obesity.
Journal of the American Dietetic Association - 1 Jun 2010
Garaulet Marta, Corbalán-Tutau M Dolores, Madrid Juan A, Baraza Juan C, Parnell Laurence D, Lee Yu-Chi, Ordovas Jose M
Abstract excerpt
The purpose of this research was to test for association between polymorphisms in the circadian clock-related gene PERIOD2 (PER2) and attrition in patients prone to withdrawal from a behavioral weight-reduction program based on the Mediterranean diet. A total of 454 overweight/obese participants (women=380, men=74), aged 20 to 65 years, who attended outpatient clinics specializing in obesity between January and...
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