Obesity Link

My granny told my brother to look at the mother of any girl he dates to see her risk for obesity in middle age. What does that mean?

For years old-wives tales opined to look at the mother if you want to know what her daughter will look like in middle age. Research by Dr. Rebecca J. Moon and colleagues in the United Kingdom have validated that to some extent. They measured body fat and muscle in 240 children (9 years old or younger) and their parents in early childhood. They used this data to determine whether the body mass index (BMI)—a screening tool for overweight and obesity—and the amount of body fat and muscle in the child was related to the data obtained from their mothers and fathers. The findings were published in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism in March of 2023. More tomorrow.

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