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Non-genetic factors are involved in determining body weight and body composition.
Practitioners should consider non-genetic factors when addressing body weight and composition.
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Nongenetic Determinants of Obesity and Body Fat Topography
James O. Hill et al. · 2020
DOI 10.1201/9781003068242-3
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