West African genes lower the risk of obesity in men, suggests study

Wednesday, June 1, 2016 - 08:50 in Psychology & Sociology

Why do African American men have a relatively low risk of overweight, obesity, and diabetes, despite facing many of the same socioeconomic disadvantages as African American women? Men with a high degree of West African genetic ancestry have less central adiposity, scientists report.

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