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Review
. 2015 Aug;44(4):1191-8.
doi: 10.1093/ije/dyv066. Epub 2015 May 7.

Exploring possible epigenetic mediation of early-life environmental exposures on adiposity and obesity development

Rebecca C Richmond  1 , Nicholas J Timpson  1 , Thorkild I A Sørensen  2
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Review

Exploring possible epigenetic mediation of early-life environmental exposures on adiposity and obesity development

Rebecca C Richmond et al. Int J Epidemiol. 2015 Aug.
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Figure 1.
Trend from 1930 to 1980 in the prevalence of obesity in Danish male conscripts (age 18–19 years) by year of birth. The definition of obesity is BMI ≥ 31 kg/m2.
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