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Assessing established BMI variants for a role in nighttime eating behavior in robustly phenotyped Southwestern American Indians.
European journal of clinical nutrition - 1 Dec 2020
Köroğlu Çiğdem, Gluck Marci E, Traurig Michael, Votruba Susanne B, Krakoff Jonathan, Stinson Emma J, Chen Peng, Bogardus Clifton, Piaggi Paolo, Baier Leslie J
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: Nighttime eating (NE) behavior has a genetic component and predicts weight gain. We hypothesized that some genetic variants, which affect NE would also show an effect on body mass index (BMI). We aimed to determine which known BMI variants associate with NE in Southwestern American Indians (SWAIs), who are at elevated risk for obesity. METHODS: Known BMI variants from the GIANT-UK Biobank...
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