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Higher Waist Hip Ratio Genetic Risk Score Is Associated with Reduced Weight Loss in Patients with Severe Obesity Completing a Meal Replacement Programme

Abstract

Background: A better understanding of the influence of genetic factors on the response to lifestyle interventions in people with obesity may allow the development of more personalised, effective and efficient therapeutic strategies. We sought to determine the influence of six obesity-related genetic risk scores on the magnitude of weight lost by patients with severe obesity who completed a dietary intervention. Methods: In this single-centre …

Authors

Handley D; Rafey MF; Almansoori S; Brazil JF; McCarthy A; Amin HA; O’Donnell M; Blakemore AI; Finucane FM

Journal

Journal of Personalized Medicine, Vol. 12, No. 11,

Publisher

MDPI

DOI

10.3390/jpm12111881

ISSN

2075-4426