Article
Genetic, molecular and physiological insights into human obesity.
European journal of clinical investigation - 1 Apr 2011
Farooqi I Sadaf
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Obesity and its associated co-morbidities represent one of the biggest public health challenges facing the western world today. Although environmental factors have driven the recent rise in the prevalence of obesity, the heritability of body weight is high and there is evidence that genetic variation plays a major role in determining the susceptibility to weight gain. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Genetic...
Topics
- Animals
- Appetite
- Body Weight
- Energy Metabolism
- Female
- Genetic Variation
- Humans
- Leptin
- Male
- Obesity
- Rats
- Risk Factors
- Weight Gain