Adolescent BMI trajectory and associations with adult metabolic syndrome and offspring obesity.

Darren M Frank Patrick T Bradshaw Mahasin S Mujahid Elissa Sarah Epel Barbara A Lararia

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

Intermittent adolescent obesity may not confer MetSyn risk during adulthood. However, maternal adolescent BMI trajectories that are persistently high may increase the odds of intergenerational obesity among offspring.

Keyphrases

metabolic syndrome
insulin resistance
weight gain
young adults
weight loss
high fat diet
mental health
high fat diet induced
type diabetes
body mass index
birth weight
childhood cancer
depressive symptoms
adipose tissue
cardiovascular disease
pregnant women
skeletal muscle
physical activity