The genetics of childhood obesity and interaction with dietary macronutrients

Genes and Nutrition

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 271-287

  Garver, William S ^b   Newman, Sara B ^a   Gonzales Pacheco, Diana M ^a   Castillo, Joseph J ^b   Jelinek, David ^b   Heidenreich, Randall A ^b   Orlando, Robert A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Childhood obesity; Energy balance; Mouse model; Refined carbohydrates; Saturated fat

Indexed keywords

BODY WEIGHT; CHILDHOOD OBESITY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE MODEL; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; ENERGY BALANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EPIGENETICS; FAT INTAKE; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; GENOTYPE ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; HERITABILITY; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MACRONUTRIENT; MEDICAL SOCIETY; METABOLIC DISORDER; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; SYNDROME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84879107511     PISSN: 15558932     EISSN: 18653499     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12263-013-0339-5     Document Type: Review

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