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Study adds weight to kids’ obesity theory: It’s also in genes [1]

It is not just the chocolate bars and the potato chips, childhood obesity has its roots in variants of three pre-disposing genes, a study conducted among 3,000 city school children has found.

Publication Date: 
02/04/2012
Indian Express (New Delhi) [2]
Tags:
Obesity [3], Child Health [4], Health Care [5], Health Effects [6], India [7]

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