Greedy genes: the role of appetite in genetic susceptibility to obesity

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• Dr Clare Llewellyn, Department of Epidemiology & Public Health, University College London
• Thursday 17 November 2016, 13:00-14:00
• Meeting Rooms 1&2, MRC Epidemiology Unit, Level 3, Institute of Metabolic Science, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge CB2 0QQ.

If you have a question about this talk, please contact Paul Browne.

There is considerable variation in early weight gain, despite the ubiquity of the ‘obesogenic’ food environment; some children gain excessive weight, while others do not. Genetic susceptibility to the environment is thought to explain some of the variation in early weight gain, with differences in appetite being implicated as the mediating mechanism, so-called ‘Behavioural Susceptibility Theory’ (BST). BST hypothesises that children who inherit a more avid appetite, and lower sensitivity to satiety, are more likely to overeat in response to the modern food environment and to gain excessive weight. This talk summarises the role of appetite in early weight gain and eating behaviour, using data from Gemini – the largest twin birth cohort ever set up to study genetic and environmental influences on early growth.

This talk is part of the MRC Epidemiology and CEDAR Seminars series.

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