Relaxed natural selection contributes to global obesity increase more in males than in females due to more environmental modifications in female body mass
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Relaxed natural selection contributes to global obesity increase more in males than in females due to more environmental modifications in female body mass
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Keywords
Obesity, Natural selection, Body mass index, Global health, Body weight, Energy metabolism, Fats, United Nations
Journal
PLoS One
Volume 13, Issue 7, Pages e0199594
Publisher
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
Online
2018-07-19
DOI
10.1371/journal.pone.0199594
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