Independent and combined associations between fast-food outlet exposure and genetic risk for obesity: a population-based, cross-sectional study in the UK

Abstract Background Characteristics of the built environment, such as neighbourhood fast-food outlet exposure, are increasingly recognised as risk factors for unhealthy diet and obesity. Obesity also has a genetic component, with common genetic variants explaining a substantial proportion of populat...

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Main Authors: Thomas Burgoine, Pablo Monsivais, Stephen J. Sharp, Nita G. Forouhi, Nicholas J. Wareham
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-02-01
Series:BMC Medicine
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-021-01902-z