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Scientists develop a genetic tool that predicts a child's adult obesity risk more effectively than previous methods.
Scientists have created a new genetic tool, the polygenic risk score, which predicts a child's risk of becoming obese in adulthood.
This tool, which works twice as effectively as other obesity risk predictors, assesses genetic variations from over five million people and explains 17.6% of BMI variation in UK individuals.
Identifying at-risk children early, it could help prevent obesity through targeted support.
The tool also predicts how well adults will respond to weight loss programs.
Researchers from Copenhagen and Bristol tested the score using datasets of over 500,000 people.
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Científicos desarrollan una herramienta genética que predice el riesgo de obesidad de un niño en la edad adulta de manera más efectiva que los métodos anteriores.