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Obesity
Studies from University of Bristol in the area of obesity published
December 10th, 2007
According to a study from Bristol, the United Kingdom, "It has been suggested that increasing obesity levels in young women lead to intrauterine environments that, in turn, stimulate increased obesity among their offspring, generating an intergenerational acceleration of obesity levels. If this mechanism is important, the association of maternal body mass index (BMI) with offspring BMI should be stronger than the association of paternal with offspring BMI." "To compare the relative strengths of association of maternal and paternal BMI with offspring BMI at age 7.5, taking into account the possible effect of non-paternity. We compared strength of association for...
Source: Obesity & Diabetes Week (2007-12-10)
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