Parental pre-pregnancy BMI influences on offspring BMI and waist circumference at 21 years.

CONCLUSIONS: Prenatal parental BMI are independently related to adult offspring BMI and WC. IMPLICATIONS: Both prenatal paternal-maternal weight status are important determinants of offspring weight status in long-term. Further studies are warranted to investigate the underlying mechanisms. PMID: 27624991 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health - Category: Global & Universal Authors: Tags: Aust N Z J Public Health Source Type: research