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Investigating the Efficacy of Genetic, Environmental, and Multifactorial Risk Information When Communicating Obesity Risk to Parents of Young Children.
Annals of behavioral medicine : a publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine - 22 Jul 2021
Persky Susan, Yaremych Haley E, Goldring Megan R, Ferrer Rebecca A, Rose Margaret K, Hollister Brittany M
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BACKGROUND: Effectively communicating with parents about children's obesity risk is of critical importance for preventive medicine and public health. PURPOSE: The current study investigates the efficacy of communications focused on two primary causes of obesity: genes and environment. METHODS: We compared parental feeding responses to messages focused on (i) genetics alone, (ii) family environment alone, (iii)...
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