Genetics of Obesity: The thrifty gene hypothesis

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Feast-Famine and Physical Activity Cycle Model Chakravarthy, M. V. & Booth, F. W. (2004). Eating, exercise, and “thrifty” genotypes: connecting the dots toward and evolutionary understanding of modern chronic diseases. J Appl Physiol , 96 (1), 3–10.

Modern Problem Chakravarthy, M. V. & Booth, F. W. (2004). Eating, exercise, and “thrifty” genotypes: connecting the dots toward and evolutionary understanding of modern chronic diseases. J Appl Physiol , 96 (1), 3–10.

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