2min chapter

The Joe Walker Podcast cover image

The Doyen Of Behavioural Genetics On Untangling Nature And Nurture — Robert Plomin

The Joe Walker Podcast

CHAPTER

Predicting Obesity in New Borns

Polygenic scores mean you can predict d and a doesn't change throughout life. What that means is i can predict obesity in new borns just as well as i can predict it in adults. The ability to be able to predict behaviour means you can study the interplay, the developmental interplay, between an environment. And oy think of the implications for parents on individual differences. There's no one sized fitsall treatment for anybody, any kid. You can't tell parents, this is what you must do for your kid, even if it's like night waking. Kids are different. Theyre they have trouble sleeping at night for different reasons, and some of that's genetic. So i

00:00

Get the Snipd
podcast app

Unlock the knowledge in podcasts with the podcast player of the future.
App store bannerPlay store banner

AI-powered
podcast player

Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features

Discover
highlights

Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode

Save any
moment

Hear something you like? Tap your headphones to save it with AI-generated key takeaways

Share
& Export

Send highlights to Twitter, WhatsApp or export them to Notion, Readwise & more

AI-powered
podcast player

Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features

Discover
highlights

Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode