Behavioral and Environmental Modification of the Genetic Influence on Body Mass Index: A Twin Study
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Behavioral and Environmental Modification of the Genetic Influence on Body Mass Index: A Twin Study.
Body mass index (BMI) has a strong genetic basis, with a heritability around 0.75, but is also influenced by numerous behavioral and environmental factors. Aspects of the built environment (e.g., environmental walkability) are hypothesized to influence obesity by directly affecting BMI, by facilitating or inhibiting behaviors such as physical activity that are related to BMI, or by suppressing ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Behavior Genetics
سال: 2015
ISSN: 0001-8244,1573-3297
DOI: 10.1007/s10519-015-9718-6