Commentary: Should I Blame Mom or Dad? Identifying the Relative Contribution of Each Parent's Body Size to That of Their Offspring

Robert C. Whitaker

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Abstract: The author responds to an article that proposes a mechanism to statistically test the difference in the relative contribution of the size of each parent to a child's birth weight and rate of weight gain during infancy—two factors associated with the development of obesity—urging care in applying the study's methodological innovation.

Keywords: Obesity; BMI; Parent Weight; Children (search for similar items in EconPapers)
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