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Dopamine D4 receptor gene polymorphism (DRD4 VNTR) moderates real-world behavioural response to the food retail environment in children.
BMC public health - 3 Feb 2021
Paquet Catherine, Portella Andre Krumel, Moore Spencer, Ma Yu, Dagher Alain, Meaney Michael J, Kennedy James L, Levitan Robert D, Silveira Patricia P, Dube Laurette
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BACKGROUND: Evidence for the impact of the food retailing environment on food-related and obesity outcomes remains equivocal, but only a few studies have attempted to identify sub-populations for whom this relationship might be stronger than others. Genetic polymorphisms related to dopamine signalling have been associated with differences in responses to rewards such as food and may be candidate markers to...
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