The role of genes in the current obesity epidemic

Annals of the Academy of Medicine Singapore

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 45-47

  Lee, Yung Seng ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Genes; Maladaptation; Obesity

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; CALORIC INTAKE; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; EATING HABIT; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EPIDEMIC; GENE FUNCTION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MALADJUSTMENT; MORBID OBESITY; OBESITY; PATHOGENESIS; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; WEIGHT; WEIGHT CONTROL; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 60049086188     PISSN: 03044602     EISSN: 29724066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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