Open AccessTransgenerational effects of betel-quid chewing on the development of the metabolic syndrome in the Keelung Community-based Integrated Screening Program
Author(s) -
ChienJen Chen,
Yueh-H Chiu,
Barbara J. Boucher
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
american journal of clinical nutrition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.608
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1938-3207
pISSN - 0002-9165
DOI - 10.1093/ajcn.83.3.688
Subject(s) - areca , offspring , betel , medicine , hazard ratio , metabolic syndrome , demography , environmental health , population , physiology , toxicology , biology , pregnancy , nut , confidence interval , genetics , obesity , structural engineering , sociology , engineering
The transgenerational metabolic effects of betel-quid chewing have been reported in mice but not in humans.
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