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Full professor of Preventive Medicine and Public Health at the University of Malaga, researcher in charge of the A-23 Preventive Medicine and Public Health research group of IBIMA-BINOAND Platform

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High body mass index in childhood may be linked to increased risk of schizophrenia

A study published today in Science Advances suggests that there may be a correlation between having a high body mass index (BMI) in childhood and developing schizophrenia later in life. However, the study also indicates that having a higher BMI in adulthood may be correlated with a lower risk of schizophrenia and obsessive-compulsive disorder.