Open AccessAttenuated Inheritance of Body Weight by Running in Monozygotic Twins
Author(s) -
Paul T. Williams
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
medicine and science in sports and exercise
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1530-0315
pISSN - 0195-9131
DOI - 10.1249/mss.0b013e31822676e8
Subject(s) - body mass index , demography , twin study , monozygotic twin , population , medicine , heritability , biology , genetics , sociology
Genetic factors account for 40%-70% of the population variation in body mass index (BMI), suggesting that genetic predisposition is a major risk factor for excess weight. The purpose of this study was to test whether exercise attenuates the inherited risk for excess body weight.