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NUTRITION REVIEWS
Volume 69, Issue 1, Pages 52-60Publisher
OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC
DOI: 10.1111/j.1753-4887.2010.00361.x
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eating behavior; genetics; obesity
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- NIH [R01HL076768, P30DK072488]
- NATIONAL HEART, LUNG, AND BLOOD INSTITUTE [R01HL076768] Funding Source: NIH RePORTER
- NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DIABETES AND DIGESTIVE AND KIDNEY DISEASES [P30DK072488] Funding Source: NIH RePORTER
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Understanding why we eat and the motivational factors driving food choices is important for addressing the epidemics of obesity, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease. Eating behavior is a complex interplay of physiological, psychological, social, and genetic factors that influence meal timing, quantity of food intake, and food preference. Reviewed here is the current and emerging knowledge of the genetic influences on eating behavior and how these relate to obesity; particular emphasis is placed on the genetics of taste, meal size, and selection, and the emerging use of functional magnetic resonance imaging to study neural reactions in response to food stimuli in normal, overweight, and obese individuals.
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