Food preferences in Prader-Willi syndrome, normal weight and obese controls
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Diet quality in obese/overweight individuals with/without metabolic syndrome compared to normal weight controls
Background: Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a serious public health concern worldwide; however, the pathogenesis of this disease has not been yet cleared. This study aimed to compare diet quality in obese/overweight participants with/without metabolic syndrome with normal weight controls. Methods: This was a comparative study on 147 Iranian adults under treatment at the Endocrinology Cen...
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Prader–Willi syndrome (PWS) is a genetic disorder due to loss of function of specific genes on chromosome 15. It occurs in males and females, no matter what race. As an infant, PWS shows itself in weak muscle tone (hypotonia, Pic. 1), feeding difficulties, poor growth, and delayed development. In the beginning during childhood, characterizes itself by having the kids develop an insatiable appet...
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Obesity
سال: 1997
ISSN: 0307-0565,1476-5497
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijo.0800514