Scientists have recently discovered that for girls who are carriers of a particular gene variant (DRD4 VNTR with 7 repeats), the crucial element that influences a child’s fat intake is not the gene variant itself. Instead, it is the interplay between the gene and girls’ early socioeconomic environment that may determine whether they have increased fat intake or healthier than average eating compared to their peers from the same class background.
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