Genetics, Rapid Childhood Growth and the Development of Obesity

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, JUNE 4, 2012 Media Advisory: To contact author Daniel W. Belsky, Ph.D., call Mary Jane Gore at 919-660-1309 or email mary.gore@duke.edu. To contact editorial author Jose R. Fernandez, Ph.D., call Bob Shepard at 205-934-8934 or email bshep@uab.edu. CHICAGO– A 38-year longitudinal study of New Zealanders suggests that individuals…

Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine Study Highlights

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, JUNE 4, 2012 Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine Study Highlights A 38-year longitudinal study of New Zealanders suggests that individuals with higher genetic risk scores were more likely to be chronically obese in adulthood (see news release below). Household contacts of children with staphylococcus aureus skin and…