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Regular Consumption of Sugary Beverages Linked to Increased Genetic Risk of Obesity

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Boston, Mass.–(ENEWSPF)–September 21, 2012.  Researchers from Harvard School of Public Health have found that greater consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) is linked with a greater genetic susceptibility to high body mass index (BMI) and increased risk of obesity. The study reinforces the view that environmental and genetic factors may act together to shape obesity risk.

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The study appears September 21, 2012 in an advance online edition of the New England Journal of Medicine.

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