How youth cognitive and sociodemographic factors relate to the development of overweight and obesity in the UK and the USA: a prospective cross-cohort study of the National Child Development Study and National Longitudinal Study of Youth 1979.

Drew M AltschulChristina WrawCatharine R GaleIan J Deary

Published in: BMJ open (2019)

While sociodemographic and particularly cognitive factors can explain some patterns in individuals' overall weight levels, differences in who gains weight in adulthood could not be explained by any of these factors.

Keyphrases

physical activity
mental health
body mass index
young adults
weight gain
depressive symptoms