Using a recall-by-genotype design, we have recently shown increases in BMI to be causally related to elevations in systolic - and to a lesser extent - diastolic blood pressure. While these changes are often attributed to the effects of excess adiposity, increases in BMI are known to arise from increases in both fat and underlying lean tissue, both of which may drive changes in blood pressure. This student project aims to investigate the extent to which these differing tissue types may contribute to changes in blood pressure commonly observed in the young.