Cross-sectional association of Toxoplasma gondii exposure with BMI and diet in US adults

Toxoplasmosis gondii exposure has been linked to increased impulsivity and risky behaviors, which has implications for eating behavior. Impulsivity and risk tolerance is known to be related with worse diets and a higher chance of obesity. There is little known, however, about the independent link be...

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Published in:	PLoS neglected tropical diseases Vol. 15; no. 10; p. e0009825
Main Authors:	Cuffey, Joel, Lepczyk, Christopher A, Zhao, Shuoli, Fountain-Jones, Nicholas M
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Public Library of Science 01-10-2021 Public Library of Science (PLoS)
Subjects:	Adult Adults Antibodies Behavior Behavioural responses Biology and Life Sciences Body fat Body Mass Index Complications and side effects Cross-Sectional Studies Diet Drinking water Eating Eating behavior Energy consumption Energy intake Exposure Female Females Health aspects Hispanic people Human acts Human behavior Humans Impulsive behavior Infections Laboratories Low income groups Male Males Meat Medicine and Health Sciences Men Nutrition Nutrition Surveys Obesity Obesity - economics Obesity - metabolism Obesity - parasitology Obesity - physiopathology Parasitic diseases People and Places Physical Sciences Polls & surveys Poverty Quality Research and Analysis Methods Risk factors Risk taking Sample size Social factors Social Sciences Socioeconomic factors Socioeconomics Surveying Surveys Tolerance Toxoplasma - genetics Toxoplasma - isolation & purification Toxoplasma gondii Toxoplasmosis Toxoplasmosis - economics Toxoplasmosis - metabolism Toxoplasmosis - parasitology Toxoplasmosis - physiopathology Tropical diseases Young Adult United States United States > US
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