Ruth Loos and colleagues report findings from a meta-analysis of multiple studies examining the extent to which physical activity attenuates effects of a specific gene variant, FTO, on obesity in adults and children. They report a fairly substantial attenuation by physical activity on the effects of this genetic variant on the risk of obesity in adults.
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/physical-activity-attenuates-influence-fto-variants-obesity-risk-meta-analysis
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/tuomas-o-kilpel%C3%A4inen
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/lu-qi
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/soren-brage-et-al
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/plos-medicine
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/obesity
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/lifestyles
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/medical-research
