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Genetic Risk of Obesity Mitigated by Different Exercise Types, Taiwanese Study Finds

Aug 02, 2019
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NEW YORK – Regular exercise, particularly jogging, can dial down obesity risk in individuals who are genetically prone to the condition, according to a new study of Han Chinese adults that was published online today in PLOS Genetics.

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