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Rodzinne i genetyczne uwarunkowania otyłości
Family and Genetic Conditions of Obesity

Author(s): Mariola Świderska
Subject(s): Social Sciences, Sociology, Health and medicine and law
Published by: Społeczna Akademia Nauk
Keywords: obesity; genes; environment; nutrition

Summary/Abstract: The obesity is a global problem, therefore over 300 mln people over the world suffer from it. Chasing the way of facing this problem, it is important to think about where it has its begining: genes or environment? Due to the epidemiological researchs based on twins, brought up togheter or splitted and on adopted children, the observation showed that obesity begins in addition to genetical causes and environmental causes (wrong diet and too less physical activity).

  • Issue Year: 2/2012
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 101-111
  • Page Count: 10
  • Language: Polish
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