Intergenerational Transmission of Overweight and Obesity from Parents to Their Adolescent Offspring - The HUNT Study.

The main aim of this study was to examine weight associations between parents and offspring at two time points: 1995-97 and 2006-08, taking into account body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference.The study included 8425 parent-offspring trios who participated in the population based Health Study...

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Main Authors: Marit Næss, Turid Lingaas Holmen, Mette Langaas, Johan Håkon Bjørngaard, Kirsti Kvaløy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5112991?pdf=render