On the origin of obesity: identifying the biological, environmental and cultural drivers of genetic risk among human populations

A Qasim, M Turcotte, RJ De Souza… - Obesity …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Genetic predisposition to obesity presents a paradox: how do genetic variants with a
detrimental impact on human health persist through evolutionary time? Numerous …

The evolution of body fatness: trading off disease and predation risk

JR Speakman - Journal of Experimental Biology, 2018 - journals.biologists.com
Human obesity has a large genetic component, yet has many serious negative
consequences. How this state of affairs has evolved has generated wide debate. The thrifty …

Diversity of thermogenic capacity predicts divergent obesity susceptibility in a wild rodent

XY Zhang, W Shen, DZ Liu, DH Wang - Obesity, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Objective The objective of the present study was to examine whether wild rodents exhibit
diverse obesity susceptibility and what factors predispose subjects to this divergence in …

[引用][C] Diversity of Thermogenic Capacity Predicts Divergent Obesity Susceptibility in a Wild Rodent

张学英, 王德华 - 2018 - ir.ioz.ac.cn
Objective: The objective of the present study was to examine whether wild rodents exhibit
diverse obesity susceptibility and what factors predispose subjects to this divergence in …