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Obesity Risk by The Genetic

Monday, December 21st, 2009

Are you believe that the genes determine about 80% the risk of obesity, so that environmental factors seem to have less importance than is credited.

This statement comes from the findings of a study conducted by researchers at University College London, who assessed the body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference in a sample of 5092 twin pairs aged 8 to 11 years born between 1994 and 1996. (more…)

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