Obesity has become a major epidemic in the 21st century. It increases the risk of
dyslipidemia, hypertension, and type 2 diabetes, which are known cardiometabolic risk …

There is a genetic component to human obesity that accounts for 40% to 50% of the
variability in body weight status but that is lower among normal weight individuals (about …

Intelligence is a core construct in differential psychology and behavioural genetics, and
should be so in cognitive neuroscience. It is one of the best predictors of important life …

Importance Maternal overweight, which often results in cesarean delivery, is a strong risk
factor for child overweight. Little is known about the joint contribution of birth mode and …

The severity and frequency of childhood obesity has increased significantly over the past
three to four decades. The health effects of increased body mass index as a child may …

We propose a model for obesity development that traces a considerable part of its origins to
the social domain (mainly different forms of prolonged social adversity), both within and …

Obesity is highly prevalent, and its incidence is increasing. The previous study showing a
major effect of paternal obesity on metabolic health of offspring is confounded by …

Early life adversity (ELA) is associated with poorer health in adulthood, an association
explained, at least in part, by increased engagement in health‐risk behaviors (HRBs). In this …

Parents play a critical role in the development of children's eating behaviours and weight
status, serving as providers, models and regulators of the food environment. Many research …

Parents have a high degree of control over the environments and experiences of their
children. Food preferences are shaped by a combination of genetic and environmental …