[Obesity: a model of complex interactions between genetics and environment].

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Obesity is explained by the joint actions of genetic susceptibility and environmental factors, such as a westernized lifestyle (sedentary lifestyle, calorie-dense foods), inducing an obesogenic environment. The search for obesity susceptibility genes remains complex, despite recent adavances made in the obesity genetics field. Except very rare monogenic type obesity, common obesity is thought to be polygenic and...

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