Precision behavioral medicine: Implications of genetic and genomic discoveries for behavioral weight loss treatment.
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SUBMITTER: McCaffery JM
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6220707 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Nov
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Precision behavioral medicine: Implications of genetic and genomic discoveries for behavioral weight loss treatment.
The American psychologist 20181101 8
This article reviews the concept of precision behavioral medicine and the progress toward applying genetics and genomics as tools to optimize weight management intervention. We discuss genetic, epigenetic, and genomic markers, as well as interactions between genetics and the environment as they relate to obesity and behavioral weight loss to date. Recommendations for the conditions under which genetics and genomics could be incorporated to support clinical decision-making in behavioral weight lo ...[more]
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