Childhood trauma and genes linked to increased obesity risk

In 2016, DRI and Renown Health launched the Nevada Health Project?, the first community-based population health study in the United States, with more than 60,000 participants

The new study focuses on adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), which are traumatic and insecure events that children endure before the age of 18

According to the team's findings, study participants who experienced one or more types of ACE were 1.

"Understanding that adverse childhood experiences, such as abuse, poverty, food insecurity, and poor relationships with primary caregivers, increase a person's risk of obesity, but also interact with your genes -- it's a matter of understanding how we can provide early Interventions are the key to helping reduce health disparities and creating a healthier Nevada for all," said Tony Slonim, MD, DrPH, president and CEO of Renown Health

"Our analysis showed a steady rise in body mass index for each ACE a person experienced, suggesting a very strong and significant link between the number of adverse childhood experiences and adult obesity," said DRI lead author Karen Schlauch Dr.

"We know that genes affect disease in the Healthy Nevada Project? [https://pubmed.

According to the 2019 Youth Behavioral Risk Survey (YRBS), 25.

"Obese and overweight children and adolescents are at risk for multiple health problems in their youth, which may be more severe as adults," said Max J.

"We would like to thank all the Healthy Nevada Project? participants who provided information that made our work possible," said DRI's Robert Read MS

Many thanks to fame Health, the Stacie Mathewson Institute for Behavioral Health and Addiction, and the DRI Center for Genomic Medicine for their support of this important work

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