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Dietary ascorbic acid and subsequent change in body weight and waist circumference: associations may depend on genetic predisposition to obesity--a prospective study of three independent cohorts.
Nutrition journal - 3 May 2014
Larsen Sofus C, Angquist Lars, Ahluwalia Tarunveer Singh, Skaaby Tea, Roswall Nina, Tjønneland Anne, Halkjær Jytte, Overvad Kim, Pedersen Oluf, Hansen Torben, Linneberg Allan, Husemoen Lise Lotte N, Toft Ulla, Heitmann Berit L, Sørensen Thorkild I A
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Cross-sectional data suggests that a low level of plasma ascorbic acid positively associates with both Body Mass Index (BMI) and Waist Circumference (WC). This leads to questions about a possible relationship between dietary intake of ascorbic acid and subsequent changes in anthropometry, and whether such associations may depend on genetic predisposition to obesity. Hence, we examined whether dietary...
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