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Dietary Protein Modifies the Effect of the MC4R Genotype on 2-Year Changes in Appetite and Food Craving: The POUNDS Lost Trial.
The Journal of nutrition - 1 Mar 2017
Huang Tao, Zheng Yan, Hruby Adela, Williamson Donald A, Bray George A, Shen Yiru, Sacks Frank M, Qi Lu
Abstract excerpt
Background: The melanocortin-4 receptor (MC4R) plays a pivotal role in the regulation of appetite and eating behavior. Variants in the MC4R gene have been related to appetite and obesity.Objective: We aimed to examine whether weight-loss diets modified the effect of the "obesity-predisposing" MC4R genotype on appetite-related measures in a randomized controlled trial.Methods: A total of 811 overweight and obese...
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