The social origins of obesity within and across generations
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The social origins of obesity within and across generations. / Hemmingsson, Erik; Nowicka, Paulina; Ulijaszek, Stanley; Sørensen, Thorkild I.A.
In: Obesity Reviews, Vol. 24, No. 1, e13514, 2023.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review › Research › peer-review
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T1 - The social origins of obesity within and across generations
AU - Hemmingsson, Erik
AU - Nowicka, Paulina
AU - Ulijaszek, Stanley
AU - Sørensen, Thorkild I.A.
PY - 2023
Y1 - 2023
N2 - We propose a model for obesity development that traces a considerable part of its origins to the social domain (mainly different forms of prolonged social adversity), both within and across generations, working in tandem with a genetic predisposition. To facilitate overview of social pathways, we place particular focus on three areas that form a cascading sequence: (A) social adversity within the family (parents having a low education, a low social position, poverty and financial insecurity; offspring being exposed to gestational stress, unmet social and emotional needs, abuse, maltreatment and other negative life events, social deprivation and relationship discord); (B) increasing levels of insecurity, negative emotions, chronic stress, and a disruption of energy homeostasis; and (C) weight gain and obesity, eliciting further social stress and weight stigma in both generations. Social adversity, when combined with genetic predisposition, thereby substantially contributes to highly effective transmission of obesity from parents to offspring, as well as to obesity development within current generations. Prevention efforts may benefit from mitigating multiple types of social adversity in individuals, families, and communities, notably poverty and financial strain, and by improving education levels.
AB - We propose a model for obesity development that traces a considerable part of its origins to the social domain (mainly different forms of prolonged social adversity), both within and across generations, working in tandem with a genetic predisposition. To facilitate overview of social pathways, we place particular focus on three areas that form a cascading sequence: (A) social adversity within the family (parents having a low education, a low social position, poverty and financial insecurity; offspring being exposed to gestational stress, unmet social and emotional needs, abuse, maltreatment and other negative life events, social deprivation and relationship discord); (B) increasing levels of insecurity, negative emotions, chronic stress, and a disruption of energy homeostasis; and (C) weight gain and obesity, eliciting further social stress and weight stigma in both generations. Social adversity, when combined with genetic predisposition, thereby substantially contributes to highly effective transmission of obesity from parents to offspring, as well as to obesity development within current generations. Prevention efforts may benefit from mitigating multiple types of social adversity in individuals, families, and communities, notably poverty and financial strain, and by improving education levels.
KW - chronic stress
KW - genetics
KW - social adversity
KW - social transmission
KW - weight stigma
KW - BODY-MASS INDEX
KW - ADVERSE CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES
KW - INTERGENERATIONAL TRANSMISSION
KW - SOCIOECONOMIC-STATUS
KW - POOLED ANALYSIS
KW - ADULT OBESITY
KW - STRESS
KW - WEIGHT
KW - RISK
KW - ADOPTION
U2 - 10.1111/obr.13514
DO - 10.1111/obr.13514
M3 - Review
C2 - 36321346
VL - 24
JO - Obesity Reviews
JF - Obesity Reviews
SN - 1467-7881
IS - 1
M1 - e13514
ER -
ID: 325070208