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Television watching, leisure time physical activity, and the genetic predisposition in relation to body mass index in women and men.
Circulation - 9 Oct 2012
Qi Qibin, Li Yanping, Chomistek Andrea K, Kang Jae H, Curhan Gary C, Pasquale Louis R, Willett Walter C, Rimm Eric B, Hu Frank B, Qi Lu
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BACKGROUND: Previous studies on gene-lifestyle interaction and obesity have focused mostly on the FTO gene and physical activity, whereas little attention has been paid to sedentary behavior as indicated by television (TV) watching. METHODS AND RESULTS: We analyzed interactions between TV watching, leisure time physical activity, and genetic predisposition in relation to body mass index (BMI) in 7740 women and...
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