Obesity Link - Mother & Daughter

 Dr. Moon reported that the girls tested had similar BMI and fat mass data to their mothers. They did not find the same association between boys and their mothers or either girls or boys and their fathers. This strongly suggested that girls born to mothers who have obesity, overweight, or high fat mass are at high risk of also developing obesity, overweight, or high fat mass. According to Dr. Moon, further studies are needed to understand why this is happening. Meantime, these finding suggest that approaches to addressing body weight and composition should start very early in life. This could be particularly important for girls born to mothers with obesity and overweight issues.

[The Endocrine Society. "Obesity risk may pass from mothers to daughters." ScienceDaily. ScienceDaily, 21 March 2023. <www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/03/230321112223.htm>]