Recently, a new study by British and Finnish researchers shows that many genetic variants related to the risk of obesity in adults may begin to show signs at an early age. This new discovery may help to find better ways to prevent obesity. After a baby is born, the body mass index tends to rise rapidly, and the relevant value does not begin to decline until 9 months old. This state will remain around 5 to 6 years old. Previous studies have shown that the body mass index changes greatly during this period, which is very important for whether obesity will occur in the future. Generally speaking, after this period, the body mass index of young children will rise steadily until the early stage of adulthood. Body mass index is a commonly used standard to measure the degree of obesity and health status in the world.
One of the authors of the report, Mario Rita & middot of Imperial College of technology; Professor yerwellin said that there are nearly 100 genetic variants that increase a person's risk of obesity in adulthood, and these variants seem to play a role at the age of about 4. " Our research shows that the source of adult obesity may be in early childhood, and there is a clear window in people's life trajectory that can be considered for better prevention of obesity '.