Consumption Junction: Childhood Obesity Determined Largely by Environmental Factors, Not Genes or Sloth

Tuesday, April 9, 2013 - 05:50 in Health & Medicine

New evidence is confirming that the environment kids live in has a greater impact than factors such as genetics, insufficient physical activity or other elements in efforts to control child obesity. Three new studies, published in the April 8 Pediatrics , land on the import of the 'nurture' side of the equation and focus on specific circumstances in children's or teen's lives that potentially contribute to unhealthy bulk. [More]

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