Obesity
Research from C. Bouchard and co-researchers yields new findings on obesity
Published in Obesity and Diabetes Week, June 8th, 2009
"Parental obesity is a predictor of childhood excess weight. The familial risk ratio for childhood obesity when a parent is obese reaches > 2.5. Birth weight is characterized by a genetic heritability component on the order of 30%, with significant maternal and paternal effects in addition to the newborn genes. About 5% of childhood obesity cases are caused by a defect that impairs function in a gene, and >= 5 of...
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