Obesity, Genetics and the Environment

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From From Genomics & Health Impact Scan Database

This database includes published scientific literature on evidence-based translation of genomic discoveries into improved health care and disease prevention that have a potential impact on population health.

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• Genes and the environment? Factors, patterns that lead to childhood obesity risk  
  Science Mag, June 16, 2017
• The Promise and Opportunities for Screening and Treating Childhood Obesity USPSTF Recommendation Statement  
  T Quattrin et al, JAMA Pediatrics, June 20, 2017
• Gut microbiome and serum metabolome alterations in obesity and after weight-loss intervention.  
  Liu Ruixin et al. Nature medicine 2017 Jun
• Gene-Diet Interaction and Precision Nutrition in Obesity.  
  Heianza Yoriko et al. International journal of molecular sciences 2017 Apr 18(4)
• The Genetics of Pooched-Out Pooches - A mutation in some obesity-prone dog breeds might reveal new risk factors for obesity in humans —and perhaps give rise to new drugs.  
  R Khamsi, New York Times, May 2017

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