Birth weight, childhood obesity, adulthood obesity and body composition, and gastrointestinal diseases: a Mendelian randomization study.

Qiqiang He Xixian RuanYuhao SunTian FuJianhui ZhaoMinzi DengTherese HeskethXue LiSusanna C Larsson

Published in: Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) (2023)

This study suggests that greater adulthood adiposity, measured as either BMI, waist-hip ratio, or visceral adipose tissue, is causally associated with an increased risk of a broad range of gastrointestinal diseases in the European population.

Keyphrases

body composition
insulin resistance
weight gain
adipose tissue
birth weight
body mass index
metabolic syndrome
depressive symptoms
type diabetes
bone mineral density
gestational age
physical activity
early life
body weight