Herle, M, Smith, AD, Kininmonth, A orcid.org/0000-0002-1145-525X et al. (1 more author) (2020) The Role of Eating Behaviours in Genetic Susceptibility to Obesity. Current Obesity Reports, 9 (4). pp. 512-521. ISSN 2162-4968
Abstract
Purpose of Review
Eating behaviours are hypothesised to be the behavioural expression of genetic risk of obesity. In this review, we summarise findings from behavioural genetic research on the association between genetic risk for obesity and validated psychometrics measures of eating behaviours in children and adults (published in the past 10 years).
Recent Findings
Twin studies have produced some evidence for a shared genetic aetiology underlying body mass index and eating behaviours. Studies using measured genetic susceptibility to obesity have suggested that increased genetic liability for obesity is associated with variation in obesogenic eating behaviours such as emotional and uncontrolled eating.
Summary
More research on this topic is needed. Especially longitudinal studies using genetically sensitive designs to investigate the direction of genetic pathways between genetic liability of eating behaviours to weight and vice versa, as well as the potential subsequent link to eating disorders.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © The Author(s) 2020. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) |
Keywords: | CEBQ; Appetite; Appetitive traits; Eating behaviours; Genetics; Obesity; Twin studies; Polygenic risk scores; Behavioural susceptibility |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Medicine and Health (Leeds) > School of Psychology (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 22 Jan 2021 10:37 |
Last Modified: | 22 Jan 2021 10:47 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Springer |
Identification Number: | 10.1007/s13679-020-00402-0 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:170146 |
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