Link between parents' and children's weight is mostly genetic, study finds

Link between parents' and children's weight is mostly genetic, study finds. The association between parents' body mass index (BMI) and their children's childhood BMI may be primarily due to genetic inheritance rather than any direct biological effect of parental weight during pregnancy, according to a new study published in PLOS Medicine by Tom Bond of the University of Bristol in the U.K.

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Trechos de apoio da pauta: The association between parents' body mass index (BMI) and their children's childhood BMI may be primarily due to genetic inheritance rather than any direct biological effect of parental weight during pregnancy, according to a new study published in PLOS Medicine by Tom Bond of the University of Bristol in the U.K. and colleagues from the University of Queensland in Australia and elsewhere.

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