Childhood BMI changes genetically linked to adulthood diabetes and heart disease

A University of Queensland study has modeled how genes can influence a child's body mass index (BMI) over time and how they may contribute to the risk of developing diseases, such as heart disease or type 2 diabetes, later in life. Researchers used data from the Children of the 90s study, based at the University of Bristol, to understand the genetic contribution to the BMI patterns of 6,291 children between the ages of one and 18 years. The research is published in the journal Nature Communications.