Evolutionary origins of the obesity epidemic: natural selection of thrifty genes or genetic drift following predation release?

2008/10/14 by Andrew M. Prentice, A M Prentice, Branwen J. Hennig +3 · 2 citations
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Medicine · #Birth, Development, and Health #Diet and metabolism studies #Nutrition, Genetics, and Disease

paper · doi:10.1038/ijo.2008.147

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Citations

• Thrifty genes for obesity, an attractive but flawed idea, and an alternative perspective: the ‘drifty gene’ hypothesis

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