Background Mendelian randomization (MR) is a powerful tool in epidemiology that can be
used to estimate the causal effect of an exposure on an outcome in the presence of …

Objectives To analyse detailed trends in adult obesity from 2003 to 2018 in the USA, and
provide the latest national estimates of adult obesity in 2017–2018. Design, setting and …

Mendelian Randomisation (MR) is an increasingly popular approach that estimates the
causal effect of risk factors on complex human traits. While it has seen several extensions …

Previous reviews have documented an overall weak or uncertain association between
obesity and school-based educational attainment in children and young people. However …

This article reconsiders the role of social origin in health selection by examining whether
parental education moderates the association between early health and educational …

Background Eating disorder (ED) symptoms are prevalent in the general population, but
their shared genetic underpinnings with psychiatric, metabolic, and anthropometric traits are …

Background Globally, the number of obese adults has increased rapidly in many develo**
countries. The links between increased educational attainment and lower risks of …

Background Emerging evidence suggests perceptions of being overweight account for many
of the psychosocial consequences commonly associated with obesity. Previous research …

This study investigates two sources of education effects on obesity–achieved educational
attainment and inherited genetic endowment for education. In doing so, we accomplish two …

This study investigates how the high school experiences of a nationally representative
cohort of 1980 United States' high school sophomores and seniors are associated with …