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Influence of genetic variants associated with body mass index on eating behavior in childhood.
Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) - 1 Apr 2017
Monnereau Claire, Jansen Pauline W, Tiemeier Henning, Jaddoe Vincent W V, Felix Janine F
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OBJECTIVE: Childhood eating behaviors are associated with body mass index (BMI). Recent genome-wide association studies have identified many single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) associated with adult and childhood BMI. This study hypothesized that these SNPs also influence eating behavior. METHODS: In a population-based prospective cohort study among 3,031 children (mean age [standard deviation]: 4.0 [0.1]...
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