The role of country of birth, and genetic and self-identified ancestry, in obesity susceptibility among African and Hispanic Americans

BACKGROUND: African Americans (AAs) and Hispanic/Latinos (HLs) have higher risk of obesity than European Americans, possibly due to differences in environment and lifestyle, but also reflecting differences in genetic background. OBJECTIVE: To gain insight into factors contributing to BMI (in kg/m(2)...

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Autores principales: Vishnu, Abhishek, Belbin, Gillian M, Wojcik, Genevieve L, Bottinger, Erwin P, Gignoux, Christopher R, Kenny, Eimear E, Loos, Ruth J F
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2019
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Original Research Communications
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6599741/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31161206
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ajcn/nqz098

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6599741/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31161206
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ajcn/nqz098

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