Increasing genetic variance of body mass index during the Swedish obesity epidemic.

<h4>Background and objectives</h4>There is no doubt that the dramatic worldwide increase in obesity prevalence is due to changes in environmental factors. However, twin and family studies suggest that genetic differences are responsible for the major part of the variation in adiposity wi...

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Main Authors: Benjamin Rokholm, Karri Silventoinen, Per Tynelius, Michael Gamborg, Thorkild I A Sørensen, Finn Rasmussen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/22087252/?tool=EBI