Genetic and behavioural architecture of childhood eating behaviour and links to obesity risk
Roya Karimi, Mikko Baur, Grace Marion Power, Jonas Sundfjord, Nicolás Fragoso-Bargas, Lieven Clement, Ole A. Andreassen, George Davey Smith, Pål R. Njølstad, Ragnhild Eek Brandlistuen, Helga Ask, Gibran Hemani, Ken K. Ong, Zoltán Kutalik, Alexandra Havdahl, , Stefan Johansson
This study identifies genetic loci associated with childhood eating behaviour and shows they mediate obesity risk through distinct pathways, primarily driven by the child's own genotype.
medRxiv · Sep 4, 2026 · PreprintGenetic & Genomic Medicine