Sucrose exposure in early life alters adult motivation and weight gain.

The cause of the current increase in obesity in westernized nations is poorly understood but is frequently attributed to a 'thrifty genotype,' an evolutionary predisposition to store calories in times of plenty to protect against future scarcity. In modern, industrialized environments that...

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Published in:	PLoS ONE
Main Authors:	Cristianne R M Frazier, Peggy Mason, Xiaoxi Zhuang, Jeff A Beeler
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2008-09-01
Online Access:	http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2529404?pdf=render

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