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Association between Mediterranean and Nordic diet scores and changes in weight and waist circumference: influence of FTO and TCF7L2 loci.
The American journal of clinical nutrition - 1 Oct 2014
Roswall Nina, Ängquist Lars, Ahluwalia Tarunveer S, Romaguera Dora, Larsen Sofus C, Østergaard Jane N, Halkjaer Jytte, Vimaleswaran Karani S, Wareham Nicolas J, Bendinelli Benedetta, Palli Domenico, Boer Jolanda M A, van der A Daphne L, Boeing Heiner, Loos Ruth J F, Sørensen Thorkild I A, Tjønneland Anne
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Several studies have shown that adherence to the Mediterranean Diet measured by using the Mediterranean diet score (MDS) is associated with lower obesity risk. The newly proposed Nordic Diet could hold similar beneficial effects. Because of the increasing focus on the interaction between diet and genetic predisposition to adiposity, studies should consider both diet and genetics. OBJECTIVE: We...
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