Neither genetics nor social background is a very good predictor of your body weight
There's long been a debate about whether genetics or the environment people are raised in is the biggest cause of obesity.
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There's long been a debate about whether genetics or the environment people are raised in is the biggest cause of obesity.
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Social mobility - upwards - seems to curb the risk of developing high blood pressure among those born on the lower rungs of the ladder, suggests research published online in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health.
Jul 12, 2011
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Social inequalities and language differences could be responsible for the higher psychosis risk in ethnic minority groups, finds a UCL-led study.
Mar 4, 2020
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Experiencing a traumatic brain injury (TBI) may increase the likelihood of an individual criminally offending by 60 per cent, according to latest research.
Oct 28, 2015
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Young people who believe they come from poorer backgrounds than their friends are more likely to have lower self-esteem and be victims of bullying than those who feel financially equal to the rest of their peer group, according ...
Nov 14, 2022
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The idea of having a baby as a teenager often is viewed as both a personal catastrophe and a social problem. This is probably why the continuing decline in teenage births in Britain – which is now at the lowest level since ...
May 7, 2019
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People without jobs or with less secure housing have poorer outcomes when treated for depression with talking therapy or antidepressants, compared to more socially advantaged peers, finds a study led by UCL researchers.
Mar 9, 2022
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University of Otago researchers have highlighted the need to improve access to primary health care services for high-needs populations with their recent study of high-needs patients using a free health clinic finding significant ...
Feb 22, 2019
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Moving from a high-poverty to lower-poverty neighborhood spurs long-term gains in the physical and mental health of low-income adults, as well as a substantial increase in their happiness, despite not improving economic self-sufficiency, ...
Sep 20, 2012
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Higher levels of cognitive ability could help protect people from socially disadvantaged backgrounds from increased risk of mental health issues—but health inequality remains a major issue, new research has found.
Oct 31, 2018
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