New study finds that the BMI of adopted children correlates strongly with the BMI of their biological parents, not with the BMI of their adoptive parents. This finding suggests that obesity is transferred through genetics more than learned lifestyle choices.

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New study finds that the BMI of adopted children correlates strongly with the BMI of their biological parents, not with the BMI of their adoptive parents. This finding suggests that obesity is transferred through genetics more than learned lifestyle choices.