Causes and consequences of obesity: The contribution of recent twin studies

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 36, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1017-1024

  Naukkarinen, J ^a,b,c   Rissanen, A ^a   Kaprio, J ^b,c   Pietilainen K H ^a,b  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^c NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

adipose tissue; BMI; inflammation; insulin resistance; liver fat; metabolic syndrome

Indexed keywords

ADIPONECTIN; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; INSULIN; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADIPOCYTE; ADIPOSE TISSUE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY FAT DISTRIBUTION; CHILDHOOD OBESITY; DISEASE COURSE; DIZYGOTIC TWINS; DYSLIPIDEMIA; ENDOTHELIAL DYSFUNCTION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EXERCISE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETIC RISK; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; HEREDITY; HERITABILITY; HUMAN; IMPAIRED GLUCOSE TOLERANCE; INFLAMMATION; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; LIPOPROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL; TWINS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FINLAND; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFLAMMATION; LIFE STYLE; MALE; OBESITY; PEDIGREE; PREDIABETIC STATE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; TWINS, DIZYGOTIC; TWINS, MONOZYGOTIC; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84864681853     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: 14765497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ijo.2011.192     Document Type: Review

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