OXTR and eating disorder: Genetic predispositions of oxytocin systems have been suggested to induce vulnerability to stressful stimuli and liability to overeating or eating disorders in humans.165, 234, 235, 236 A negative relationship between socioeconomic status and childhood obesity has been shown in A allele carriers of the oxytocin receptor gene SNP rs53576.237 A allele carriers with a low socioeconomic status have been shown to have a high body mass index.