Gene - Diet Interaction and Weight Loss: A Focus on Asians

Citation

Nguyen-Hoang A, Toufik A, Andrew Awuah W, Tillewein H, Honig J, Miel H. Zuniga Y, Bhambere S, Shella D, Colescu A & Carpenter C (2023) Gene - Diet Interaction and Weight Loss: A Focus on Asians. HPHR Journal (formerly known as Harvard Public Health Review), (63). https://doi.org/10.54111/0001/kkk6

Abstract
Obesity is a global public health issue because adult obesity is a gateway to other chronic diseases such as diabetes, cardiovascular diseases. The European Committee has recently recognized obesity as a chronic condition. The Asian population has often been ignored in research although they account for about 60% of the global population. The development of obesity in Asians is multifactorial and somewhat different from White counterparts. Our current review demonstrated that diet strategies play an essential role in the treatment and prevention for obesity, although accumulative evidence demonstrates that genetic influences should be taken into consideration with these strategies.

Keywords
Weight loss; Obesity; Asians; Gene - Diet Interaction

Journal
HPHR Journal (formerly known as Harvard Public Health Review), Issue 63