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Thrifty genes for obesity, an attractive but flawed idea, and an alternative perspective: the ‘drifty gene’ hypothesis

John R. Speakman

International Journal of Obesity · 2008 · 351 citations · 105 references

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Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity in the United States, 1999-2004

Cynthia L. Ogden, Margaret D. Carroll, Lester R. Curtin et al. · JAMA · 2006 · 8.7K citations

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The Neutral Theory of Molecular Evolution

Scientific American · 1979 · 7.8K citations

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New methods for calculating metabolic rate with special reference to protein metabolism

J. B. de V. Weir · The Journal of Physiology · 1949 · 5.6K citations · Full text

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Poverty and Famines: An Essay on Entitlement and Deprivation.

M. C., Amartya Sen · Population and Development Review · 1982 · 4.9K citations

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Diabetes mellitus: a "thrifty" genotype rendered detrimental by "progress"? 1962.

James V. Neel · PubMed · 1999 · 2.5K citations

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