Open AccessComparing maternal and paternal intergenerational transmission of obesity risk in a large population-based sample
Author(s) -
Katriina L. Whitaker,
M. J. Jarvis,
Rebecca J. Beeken,
David Boniface,
Jane Wardle
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
american journal of clinical nutrition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.608
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1938-3207
pISSN - 0002-9165
DOI - 10.3945/ajcn.2009.28838
Subject(s) - obesity , sample (material) , medicine , population , environmental health , demography , endocrinology , sociology , chemistry , chromatography
Previous research showed childhood obesity to be more strongly associated with maternal weight than with paternal weight. However, confidence in this finding is limited by the lack of objectively measured data from both parents.
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