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SUMMARY:Greedy genes: the role of appetite in genetic susceptibility to ob
 esity - Dr Clare Llewellyn\, Department of Epidemiology &amp\; Public Heal
 th\, University College London
DTSTART:20161117T130000Z
DTEND:20161117T140000Z
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CONTACT:Paul Browne
DESCRIPTION:There is considerable variation in early weight gain\, despite
  the ubiquity of the ‘obesogenic’ food environment\; some children gai
 n excessive weight\, while others do not. Genetic susceptibility to the en
 vironment is thought to explain some of the variation in early weight gain
 \, with differences in appetite being implicated as the mediating mechanis
 m\, so-called ‘Behavioural Susceptibility Theory’ (BST). BST hypothesi
 ses that children who inherit a more avid appetite\, and lower sensitivity
  to satiety\, are more likely to overeat in response to the modern food en
 vironment and to gain excessive weight. This talk summarises the role of a
 ppetite in early weight gain and eating behaviour\, using data from Gemini
  – the largest twin birth cohort ever set up to study genetic and enviro
 nmental influences on early growth.
LOCATION:Meeting Rooms 1&amp\;2\, MRC Epidemiology Unit\, Level 3\, Instit
 ute of Metabolic Science\, Cambridge Biomedical Campus\, Cambridge CB2 0QQ
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