Gene-Diet Interactions in Complex Disease: Current Findings and Relevance for Public Health

Current Nutrition Reports

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 222-227

  Qi, Lu ^a,b  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular disease; Gene diet interaction; Genetics; Nutrition; Obesity; Type 2 diabetes

Indexed keywords

TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR 7; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR 7 LIKE 2;

DIET; FOOD FREQUENCY QUESTIONNAIRE; FOOD INTAKE; GENE INTERACTION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC SCREENING; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; GENOTYPING TECHNIQUE; HERITABILITY; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; METABOLIC DISORDER; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; OBESITY; PHENOTYPIC VARIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SUGAR INTAKE; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 84881312419     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21613311     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13668-012-0029-8     Document Type: Review

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