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A Genetic Nexus of Obesity and Smoking

By Eric Sarlin
National Institute on Drug Abuse
October 2014

“The hypothesis that obesity and nicotine addiction have common genetic and biological roots is buttressed by a recent NIDA-supported study. Researchers showed that some gene variants that influence body mass index (BMI) also shape smoking behaviors…”

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