The association between cognitive ability and body mass index: A sibling-comparison analysis in four longitudinal studies.
<h4>Background</h4>Body mass index (BMI) and obesity rates have increased sharply since the 1980s. While multiple epidemiologic studies have found that higher adolescent cognitive ability is associated with lower adult BMI, residual and unobserved confounding due to family background may...
Main Authors: | Liam Wright, Neil M Davies, David Bann |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2023-04-01
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Series: | PLoS Medicine |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1004207 |
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