title: Etiologies of obesity in children: nature and nurture.
abstract: Childhood obesity is a profoundly complex problem and serves as an example of a biospsychosocial issue. Scientific inquiry has provided incredible insight into the complex etiology of weight gain but must be viewed as an interaction between a human's propensity to conserve calories for survival in a world with an abundance of it. This article provides a brief overview divided between biological (nature) and psychosocial and behavioral (nurture) factors.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Medical Center Boulevard, Winston-Salem, NC 27157, USA. jskelton@wakehealth.edu
authors.forename: Joseph A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Skelton
authors.forename: Megan B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Irby
authors.forename: Joseph G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Grzywacz
authors.forename: Gary
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Miller
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D004700:Endocrine System Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D020022:Genetic Predisposition to Disease; D006801:Humans; D008019:Life Style; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D009490:Neurosecretory Systems / Q000502:physiology; D009765:Obesity / Q000209:etiology* / Q000235:genetics / Q000523:psychology; D016487:Parenting; D011247:Pregnancy; D011297:Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects; D012307:Risk Factors
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