Maternal and Childhood Weight and Brain Structure in Children: Separate and Combined Associations in a Cross‐Sectional Study
Higher BMI in both children and mothers, separately and jointly, was associated with gray matter differences in obesity-related regions. Longitudinal studies are needed to establish temporal relationships, mechanisms, biomarkers, and functional implications.
Authors
- Jonatan Ottino‐González (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2910-9926)
- Miguel Ángel Rivas Fernández
- Alexandra Descarpentrie (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2666-5380)
- Shana Adise
- Sevan Esaian
- B. Peterson
- Michael I. Goran
- Ravi Bansal
Institutions
- University of Southern California (US)
- Children's Hospital of Los Angeles (US)
- University of Georgia (US)
- Universidad de León (ES)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Obesity
- Published
- 2026-02-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/oby.70130
- Primary Topic
- Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Children's Hospital Los Angeles
- Arcadia Fund
- National Institutes of Health
- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
- National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities