Obesity: Genetics & Public Health
Nature outlook supplement on obesity (April 2014)
Heritability: The family roots of obesity
Willyard C Nature, 508,S58–S60 April 2014 “Obesity is one of the strongest genetically influenced traits we have.”
Willyard C Nature, 508,S58–S60 April 2014 “Obesity is one of the strongest genetically influenced traits we have.”
Public health: Society at large. The increasing prevalence of obesity is a worldwide phenomenon, affecting peoples from diverse cultural and economic backgrounds.
Tony Scully, Nature 508,S50–S51 (April 2014)
Tony Scully, Nature 508,S50–S51 (April 2014)
CDC information: Genomics and health- Behavior, environment, and genetic factors all have a role in causing people to be overweight and obese
Did you know? More than 1600 genes have been reported in relation to obesity occurrence and outcomes including 160 genomewide association studies? To find out more, visit the HuGE Navigator
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