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It has become increasingly clear that hereditary factors play an important role in human fatness. Studies of adoptive families and twins reared together and apart have indicated a strong familial component to body fat that appears to be largely genetic in origin (Stunkard, Foch, & Hrubec, 1986; Stunkard, Harris, Pedersen, & McClearn, 1990; Price, Cadoret, & Stunkard, 1987; Price & Gottesman, 1991). Although such studies have typically focused on genetic contributions to fatness in adults, some evidence for a genetic etiology of body fat has also been obtained in studies of children (Brook, Huntley, & Slack, 1975; Price et al., 1990b).
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Cardon, L.R. (1995). Genetic Influences on Body Mass Index in Early Childhood. In: Turner, J.R., Cardon, L.R., Hewitt, J.K. (eds) Behavior Genetic Approaches in Behavioral Medicine. Perspectives on Individual Differences. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-9377-2_7
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