The weight of childhood adversity: evidence that childhood adversity moderates the impact of genetic risk on waist circumference in adulthood.

Adolfo G CuevasFrank D MannRobert F Krueger

Published in: International journal of obesity (2005) (2022)

This study supports the idea of the interactive effects of genetic risks and childhood adversity on obesity. More epidemiological studies, particularly with understudied populations, are needed to better understand the roles that genetics and childhood adversity play on the development and progression of obesity.

Keyphrases

early life
body mass index
weight loss
weight gain
insulin resistance
metabolic syndrome
type diabetes
body weight
genome wide
high fat diet induced
physical activity
childhood cancer
copy number
adipose tissue
dna methylation
human health
risk assessment