Childhood obesity Obesidad infantil

Diets high in fat and sugar, as well as obesity, are associated with variations in the usual patterns of DNA methylation in genes involved in energetic homeostasis of the liver.
Obese people have a pattern of epigenetic marks that is different from that of people with adequate weight.
Early overfeeding during lactation induces obesity, adiposity, insulin resistance and changes in the sensitivity of hypothalamic neurons regulating metabolism.