Genetic and environmental influences on body fat and blood pressure in African-American adult twins

Mokdad A(2001)The continuing epidemics of obesity and diabetes in the US JAMA 286 1195-1200

Bowman BA(1994)Increasing prevalence of overweight among US adults. The National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys, 1960 to 1991 JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association 272 205-211

Ford ES(1995)The insulin resistance-dyslipidemic syndrome: contribution of visceral obesity and therapeutic implications Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord 19 s76-s86

Vinicor F(1994)Regional adipose tissue and morbidity Physio Rev 74 761-811

Marks JS(1988)Inheritance of the amount and distribution of human body fat Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord 12 205-215

Koplan JP(1990)The body-mass index of twins who have been reared apart N Engl J Med 322 1483-1487

Kuczmarski R. J.(2000)The metabolic syndrome—a neuroendocrine disorder? Br J Nutr 83 S49-S57

Despres J(1996)Major gene for abdominal visceral fat area in the Quebec Family Study Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord 20 420-427

Lemieux S(1999)Genetic and environmental influences on waist-to-hip ratio and waist circumference in an older Swedish twin population Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord 23 449-455

Lamarche B(1989)Racial differences in stress-induced cardiovascular reactivity and hypertension: current status and substantive issues Psychol Bull 105 89-105

Mokdad A(2001)The continuing epidemics of obesity and diabetes in the US JAMA 286 1195-1200

Bowman BA(1994)Increasing prevalence of overweight among US adults. The National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys, 1960 to 1991 JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association 272 205-211

Ford ES(1995)The insulin resistance-dyslipidemic syndrome: contribution of visceral obesity and therapeutic implications Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord 19 s76-s86

Vinicor F(1994)Regional adipose tissue and morbidity Physio Rev 74 761-811

Marks JS(1988)Inheritance of the amount and distribution of human body fat Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord 12 205-215

Koplan JP(1990)The body-mass index of twins who have been reared apart N Engl J Med 322 1483-1487

Kuczmarski R. J.(2000)The metabolic syndrome—a neuroendocrine disorder? Br J Nutr 83 S49-S57

Despres J(1996)Major gene for abdominal visceral fat area in the Quebec Family Study Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord 20 420-427

Lemieux S(1999)Genetic and environmental influences on waist-to-hip ratio and waist circumference in an older Swedish twin population Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord 23 449-455

Lamarche B(1989)Racial differences in stress-induced cardiovascular reactivity and hypertension: current status and substantive issues Psychol Bull 105 89-105