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Link Between Parents' and Children's Weight Is Mostly Genetic, Study Finds

The link between parents' body mass index (BMI) and their children's BMI in childhood is driven largely by genetic inheritance, rather than by any direct biological effects of parental weight during pregnancy, a new study by the universities of Bristol and Queensland and the Norwegian Institute of Public Health suggests.

June 23, 2026


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