デブは(同性の)親のせい
“Childhood obesity link to parents”(EurekaAleart), A study published today in the International Journal of Obesity indicates that girls whose mothers are classified as clinically obese are significantly more likely to struggle with weight problems in childhood, with a similar relationship existing between obese fathers and their sons. The findings showed that the same trend does not exist between mothers and their sons and fathers and their daughters - meaning that behavioural, rather than genetic, factors could be the key to unravelling the causes of the current obesity epidemic affecting children in the UK.幼児の肥満は同性の親の肥満と相関があるという話．つまり，デブな母親の娘がデブである可能性は母親がデブでない場合に比べて高いということ．これは，父親と息子についても同じだが，母親と息子(または，父親と娘)の間に相関はないらしい．息子をデブにしたくなかったら父親がダイエットをして，娘をデブにしたくなかったら母親がダイエットをすれば良いのかも知れない…