Editor's Choice Academic Journal Main Category: Genetics Also Included In: Pediatrics \/ Children's Health;Obesity \/ Weight Loss \/ Fitness Article Date: 05 Jun 2012 - 14:00 PDT <\/p>\n
Current ratings for: 'Genetic Risk Scores And Obesity Later In Life Among Children' <\/p>\n
The researchers explain that obesity can be inherited and GWASs (genome-wide association studies) have started to reveal the molecular roots of heritability by identifying SNPs (single-nucleotide polymorphisms) which are associated with higher BMIs (body mass indexes). <\/p>\n
Daniel W. Belsky, Ph.D., and team wrote: <\/p>\n
The researchers gathered data on 1,037 New Zealanders who were members of the Dunedin Multidisciplinary Health and Development Study. 52% of them were males. They were all born between April 1972 and March 1973. They were assessed every few years up to the age of 38 years. <\/p>\n
Participants with higher GRSs (genetic risk scores) had greater BMIs between ages 3 to 38 for every age assessed. Children identified with a high genetic risk were found to have a 1.61 to 2.41 times higher chance of becoming obese during their teens to late thirties , and 1.90 times more likely to become chronically obese across over three assessments compared to the other kids. <\/p>\n
Children at higher genetic risk experienced more severe adiposity rebound than other kids. Adiposity rebound means gaining fat after losing weight - piling the pounds back on. Adiposity rebound also appeared to occur earlier on among kids at higher genetic risk. <\/p>\n
Children of normal weight at higher genetic risk, whose parents were overweight, were found to have faster growth and a greater chance of becoming obese. <\/p>\n
The authors explained that genetic score risk contributed \"independent and additive information\" to predicting how much children might grow and\/or become obese later on in life - this data went beyond family history data. <\/p>\n
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