Infants with large appetites may have predisposition to obesity, research

In one study published in the journal JAMA Pediatrics, researchers from University College London (UCL) discovered that infants with large appetites grow more quickly than other. This rapid growth may put them at a greater risk for obesity later in life, researchers said.

Another study published in JAMA Pediatrics, also from researchers at UCL, studied whether low satiety responsiveness was linked to a genetic predisposition to obesity, Fox News reports.

In a study of 2,258 10-year-old children, researchers discovered that children with more genetic obesity risk variants were also more likely to have low satiety responsiveness.

Follow NEWS.am Medicine on Facebook and Twitter