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Abdominal Obesity Genetic Variants Predict Waist Circumference Regain After Weight Loss.
Diabetes - 1 Oct 2023
Christiansen Malene Revsbech, Kilpeläinen Tuomas O, McCaffery Jeanne M
Abstract excerpt
Although many individuals are able to achieve weight loss, maintaining this loss over time is challenging. We aimed to study whether genetic predisposition to general or abdominal obesity predicts weight regain after weight loss. We examined the associations between genetic risk scores for higher BMI and higher waist-to-hip ratio adjusted for BMI (WHRadjBMI) with changes in weight and waist circumference up to 3...
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