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Interaction of MC4R rs17782313 variants and dietary carbohydrate quantity and quality on basal metabolic rate and general and central obesity in overweight/obese women: a cross-sectional study.
BMC endocrine disorders - 10 May 2022
Alizadeh Shahab, Pooyan Sara, Mirzababaei Atieh, Arghavani Hana, Hasani Hossein, Mirzaei Khadijeh
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BACKGROUND: Recent studies have shown that dietary carbohydrate quantity and quality as well as genetic variants may contribute to determining the metabolic rate and general and central obesity. This study aimed to examine interactions between melanocortin 4 receptor gene (MC4R) rs17782313 and dietary carbohydrate intake, glycemic index (GI), and glycemic load (GL) on body mass index (BMI), waist circumferences...
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