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An Adoption Study of Human Obesity

Stunkard, Albert J., Sørensen, Thorkild I.A., Hanis, Craig, Teasdale, Thomas W., Chakraborty, Ranajit, Schull, William J., Schulsinger, Fini·1986·New England Journal of Medicine

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We examined the contributions of genetic factors and the family environment to human fatness in a sample of 540 adult Danish adoptees who were selected from a population of 3580 and divided into four weight classes: thin, median weight, overweight, and obese. There was a strong relation between the weight class of the adoptees and the body-mass index of their biologic parents - for the mothers, P less than 0.0001; for the fathers, P less than 0.02. There was no relation between the weight class of the adoptees and the body-mass index of their adoptive parents. Cumulative distributions of the body-mass index of parents showed similar results; there was a strong relation between the body-mass index of biologic parents and adoptee weight class and no relation between the index of adoptive parents and adoptee weight class. Furthermore, the relation between biologic parents and adoptees was not confined to the obesity weight class, but was present across the whole range of body fatness - from very thin to very fat. We conclude that genetic influences have an important role in determining human fatness in adults, whereas the family environment alone has no apparent effect.

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Authors: Stunkard, A. J., Sørensen, T. I. A., Hanis, C., Teasdale, T. W., Chakraborty, R., Schull, W. J., & Schulsinger, F.
ORCID: Sørensen, Thorkild I.A.
Hanis, Craig
Teasdale, Thomas W.
Chakraborty, Ranajit
Venue: New England Journal of Medicine
Publisher: Massachusetts Medical Society
Published: 1986-01-23
Volume: 314
Issue: 4
Pages: 193-198
ISSN: 0028-4793 (ISSN-L)
1533-4406
DOI: 10.1056/nejm198601233140401
OpenAlex: W2335145280
Cited by: 1,318
References: 33
Citations by year: 2026: 9 · 2025: 18 · 2024: 14 · 2023: 37 · 2022: 28 · 2021: 27 · 2020: 30 · 2019: 24 · 2018: 28 · 2017: 20 · 2016: 36 · 2015: 41 · 2014: 43 · 2013: 45 · 2012: 37
FWCI: 26.88
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Locations: New England Journal of Medicine (publishedVersion)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders: National Institutes of Health (AM 26607)
Topics: Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Genetic Associations and Epidemiology
Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Genetics and Physical Performance
Keywords: obesity, body mass index, genetic factors, family environment, adopted children, biological parents, adoptive parents, heritability of obesity
MeSH terms: Adoption, Adult, Body Weight, Denmark, Environment, Family, Female, Humans, Male, Obesity

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