Thinness—Not obesity—Has a genetic component

Thinness—Not obesity—Has a genetic component

The body mass of adoptees was compared with the body mass of both biologic and adoptive parents using data from the Danish Adoption Register. Chi-square analyses revealed that biologic heritability is small and is confined to thin, not obese body mass. It is probable that the inheritance of thin bod...

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Veröffentlicht in:Neuroscience and biobehavioral reviews 1989, Vol.13 (1), p.55-58
Hauptverfasser: Costanzo, Philip R., Schiffman, Susan S.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adoption
Body Weight
Child
Family
Female
Genetics
Genetics, Medical
Heritability
Humans
Male
Obesity
Obesity - genetics
Registries
Thinness
Thinness - genetics
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Zusammenfassung:The body mass of adoptees was compared with the body mass of both biologic and adoptive parents using data from the Danish Adoption Register. Chi-square analyses revealed that biologic heritability is small and is confined to thin, not obese body mass. It is probable that the inheritance of thin body mass constitutes a mild protective factor that mitigates against development of obesity caused by environmental factors.
ISSN:0149-7634
1873-7528
DOI:10.1016/S0149-7634(89)80052-1