A Mild Causal Relationship between Tea Consumption and Decreased Risk for Obesity in General Population: A Two-Sample Mendelian Randomization Study
Abstract:Background
Tea consumption is considered as a protective factor for obesity. This study aimed to verify the casual association between tea consumption and obesity through a two-sample Mendelian randomization (MR) analysis in general population-based datasets.
Methods
The genetic instruments, single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) associated with tea consumption habits, were obtained from genome-wide association studies (GWAS): UK Biobank, Nurses’ Health Study, Health Professionals Follow-up Study and Women’… Show more
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