Cargando…

Rationale and design of GENEiUS: a prospective observational study on the genetic and environmental determinants of body mass index evolution in Canadian undergraduate students

INTRODUCTION: Obesity is a global epidemic and is a risk factor for developing other comorbidities. Young adulthood is a critical period for body weight change and establishing healthy lifestyle behaviours. The ‘Freshman 15’ suggests that undergraduate students gain 15 lbs (6.8 kg) during their firs...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Morassut, Rita E, Langlois, Christine, Alyass, Akram, Ishola, Adeola F, Yazdi, Fereshteh T, Mayhew, Alexandra J, Reddon, Hudson, MacKillop, James, Pigeyre, Marie, Meyre, David
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2017
Materias:
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5778320/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29229660
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2017-019365