Genetics of eating behavior: Established and emerging concepts

Nutrition Reviews

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 52-60

  Grimm, Eleanor R ^a   Steinle, Nanette I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Eating behavior; Genetics; Obesity

Indexed keywords

ANKYRIN; ANKYRIN REPEAT AND PROTEIN KINASE DOMAIN CONTAINING PROTEIN 1; CHOLECYSTOKININ; DOPAMINE 2 RECEPTOR; GHRELIN; LEPTIN; LEPTIN RECEPTOR; LIPID; METHYLTRANSFERASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; COGNITION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD PREFERENCE; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE RELEASE; HUMAN; MEAL; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; OBESITY; TASTE;

BRAIN; ENERGY INTAKE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD PREFERENCES; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OBESITY; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; TASTE;

EID: 78650769924     PISSN: 00296643     EISSN: 17534887     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1753-4887.2010.00361.x     Document Type: Article

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