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Testing Bidirectional Associations Between Childhood Aggression and BMI: Results from Three Cohorts.

Ivonne P M DerksKoen BolhuisZeynep YalcinRomy GaillardManon H J HillegersHenrik LarssonSebastian LundströmPaul LichtensteinCatharina E M van BeijsterveldtMeike BartelsDorret I BoomsmaHenning TiemeierPauline W Jansen
Published in: Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) (2019)
More aggressive behavior was prospectively associated with higher BMI and fat mass. This suggests that aggression contributes to the obesity problem, and future research should study whether these behavioral pathways to childhood obesity are modifiable.
Keyphrases
  • weight gain
  • body mass index
  • metabolic syndrome
  • insulin resistance
  • type diabetes
  • weight loss
  • high fat diet induced
  • skeletal muscle
  • physical activity
  • fatty acid
  • childhood cancer