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Dietary fat quality impacts genome-wide DNA methylation patterns in a cross-sectional study of Greek preadolescents
30 Jul 2014
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The type and the amount of dietary fat have a significant influence on the metabolic pathways involved in the development of obesity, metabolic syndrome, diabetes type 2 and cardiovascular diseases. However, it is unknown to what extent this modulation is achieved through DNA methylation. We assessed the effects of cholesterol intake, the proportion of energy intake derived from fat, the ratio of polyunsaturated...
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