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Trends in the association of parental history of obesity over 60 years.
Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) - 1 Mar 2014
Fox Caroline S, Pencina Michael J, Heard-Costa Nancy L, Shrader Peter, Jaquish Cashell, O'Donnell Christopher J, Vasan Ramachandran S, Cupples L Adrienne, D'Agostino Ralph B
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: The association of familial as compared to genetic factors in the current obesogenic environment, compared with earlier, leaner time periods, is uncertain. METHODS: Participants from the Framingham Heart Study were classified according to parental obesity status in the Original, Offspring, and Third Generation cohorts; mean BMI levels were estimated and we compared the association of parental history...
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