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High BMI during childhood linked to increased risk of schizophrenia in adulthood
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High BMI during childhood linked to increased risk of schizophrenia in adulthood

September 17, 2024 by Bob Yirka , Medical Xpress Scatter plots of SNP potential effects on childhood and adulthood BMI versus significantly associated outcomes in the Psychiatric Genomics Consortium dataset. BMI, body mass index. A, adulthood BMI versus major depressive disorder; B, adulthood BMI versus schizophrenia; C, adulthood BMI versus obsessive-compulsive disorder; D, childhood BMI...

High BMI in upper teens a risk factor for severe COVID-19
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High BMI in upper teens a risk factor for severe COVID-19

UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG IMAGE: JOSEFINA ROBERTSON AND MARIA ÅBERG, SAHLGRENSKA ACADEMY, UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG. CREDIT: PHOTO BY MARTA LASKOWSKI AND JOHAN WINGBORG Men with a high body mass index (BMI) in their upper teens had an elevated risk of severe COVID-19, requiring hospitalization, later in life, University of Gothenburg researchers show in a register study....