More Physical Activity Needed to Cut Risk for Obesity Among Those With Genetic Risk
As polygenic risk score increases for BMI, number of daily steps associated with lower risk for obesity increases.
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As polygenic risk score increases for BMI, number of daily steps associated with lower risk for obesity increases.
Persons with a higher genetic risk of obesity need to work out harder than those of moderate or low genetic risk to avoid becoming obese, according to a Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) paper published in JAMA Network Open. Study authors used activity, clinical and genetic data from the National Institutes of Health’s All of Us Research Program to explore the association of genetic risk of higher body mass index and the level of physical activity needed ...
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