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Strong genetic influence on childhood obesity - Health Newstrack- Topic: Childhood Obesity News

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A British study reveals that obesity in children is not only because of lack of exercise and wrong dietary habits, but there is a strong genetic influence amongst other factors that lead to childhood obesity. Researchers concluded “targeting the family may be vital for obesity prevention in the earliest years, but longer-term weight control will require a combination of individual engagement and society-wide efforts to modify the environment, especially for children at high genetic risk”. Health Newstrack is dedicated to serve recent and updated health news & medical research, events/news, views/reviews to its subscribers and free access to general public, health & medical professionals, and other health seekers worldwide online with a user-friendly system. It is characterized by a weight well above the mean for their height and age and a body mass index well above the norm. Read Childhood Obesity

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