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Mothers pass obesity risk to girls

Marlene Busko   |   Medical News   |   22 March 2023
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Girls between 4 and 9 years old were more likely to have high fat mass and a high body mass index (BMI) if their mothers had excess adiposity — but this relationship was not seen between mothers and sons, or between fathers and sons or daughters, in a new study...

          

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