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Mothers may be able to reduce guilt over their children's inherited obesity guilt by being more careful in the future about their children's diet.
… doctor-patient talks about the genomic underpinnings of obesity can pay off. … There can be a downside, of course. … overweight women about the likely genomic underpinnings of obesity can also have a positive effect. It appears to reduce … April online issue of the Annals of Behavioral Medicine. Obesity has long been recognized as a major health problem in …
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Researchers have conducted the first study to look at the genomic underpinnings of obesity in continental Africans and African Americans.
… study of its kind to look at the genomic underpinnings of obesity in continental Africans and African Americans. They … carry a genomic variant that increases their risk of obesity, a finding that provides insight into why obesity clusters in families. Researchers at the National …
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Fearful patients who received information about the role of genomics in obesity were less likely to take steps to improve health habits
… people think about genomic influences on body weight and obesity."</p> <p>How people react to hearing … who received information about the role of genomics in obesity were less likely to take steps to improve health habits … Obesity and genomic information, obesity and genetics, …
Research at NHGRI
CRGGH uses genomic tools to understand the pathobiology of metabolic disorders, including obesity, hypertension, diabetes, dyslipidemia, and kidney disease.
… the pathobiology of metabolic disorders, including obesity, hypertension, diabetes, dyslipidemia, and kidney … the high rate of diseases like diabetes, hypertension, and obesity among African Americans and other minority groups in … and lipid biomarkers mediate the metabolically healthy obesity phenotype: A shotgun proteomics Study. Obesity 2016 …
Genetic Disorders
Dercum disease is a rare condition that is characterized by multiple, painful fatty tumors that occur chiefly in post-menopausal, obese women of middle age.
… (1) multiple, painful, fatty masses; (2) generalized obesity, usually in menopausal age; (3) weakness and …