Plasma adiponectin concentrations are associated with body composition and plant-based dietary factors in female twins.

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Published in J Nutr on December 23, 2008

Authors

Aedin Cassidy1, Paula Skidmore, Eric B Rimm, Ailsa Welch, Sue Fairweather-Tait, Jane Skinner, Keith Burling, J B Richards, Tim D Spector, Alex J MacGregor

Author Affiliations

1: School of Medicine, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK. a.cassidy@uea.ac.uk

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