Mediterranean Diet and Genetic Determinants of Obesity and Metabolic Syndrome in European Children and Adolescents

Childhood obesity and metabolic syndrome (MetS) are multifactorial diseases influenced by genetic and environmental factors. The Mediterranean Diet (MD) seems to modulate the genetic predisposition to obesity or MetS in European adults. The FTO gene has also been shown to have an impact on the MD be...

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Main Authors: Miguel Seral-Cortes, Alicia Larruy-García, Pilar De Miguel-Etayo, Idoia Labayen, Luis A. Moreno
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-02-01
Series:Genes
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4425/13/3/420