Genetic influences on dietary variety - Results from a twin study

Benjamin Scheibehenne; Peter M. Todd; Stéphanie Martine van den Berg; Peter K. Hatemi; Lindon J. Eaves; Christian Vogler

doi:10.1016/j.appet.2014.03.001

Genetic influences on dietary variety - Results from a twin study

Benjamin Scheibehenne, Peter M. Todd, Stéphanie Martine van den Berg, Peter K. Hatemi, Lindon J. Eaves, Christian Vogler

Faculty of Behavioural, Management and Social Sciences

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The heritability of variety seeking in the food domain was estimated from a large sample (N = 5,543) of middle age to elderly monozygotic and dizygotic twins from the “Virginia 30,000” twin study. Different dietary variety scores were calculated based on a semi-quantitative food choice questionnaire that assessed consumption frequencies and quantities for a list of 99 common foods. Results indicate that up to 30% of the observed variance in dietary variety was explained through heritable influences. Most of the differences between twins were due to environmental influences that are not shared between twins. Additional non-genetic analyses further revealed a weak relationship between dietary variety and particular demographic variables, including socioeconomic status, age, sex, religious faith, and the number of people living in the same household

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	133-140
Journal	Appetite
Volume	77
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2014.03.001
Publication status	Published - 2014

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