International Journal of Obesity

Adolescent weight gain trajectories and their associations with biological aging: a genetically informed study

By Anni Pitkänen, Anna Kankaanpää, Emma Raitoharju, Elina Sillanpää

Cohort study of 3,596 peoplePopulations

The paper

Anni Pitkänen, Anna Kankaanpää, Emma Raitoharju, Elina Sillanpää

University of Jyväskylä

International Journal of Obesity, 12 Aug 2026

doi.org/10.1038/s41366-026-02194-0 PubMed 42587017

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