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Obesity is a medical condition in which excess body fat has accumulated to the extent that it may have an adverse effect on health. Common causes are excessive food intaint, sedentary lifestyle and genetics.
Pediatric Obesity examined the relationship between grandparent and grandchild abdominal obesity, the study found a consistent relationship between waist circumference in maternal grandmother and grandchild, with no relationship seen in other lineages.
The association was seen at both time points analysed: when children were 5 years old and 9 years old. Data came from participants in the Lifeways Cross-Generation Cohort Study, which was initiated in 2001 in Ireland.
The results may suggest an intrauterine or environmental effect, with potential public health and clinical implications, these findings may have practical implications for family interventions at a time of global challenge in combating obesity.
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