OVERWEIGHT DURING CHILDHOOD PREDICTS ADULT OBESITY

According to a just-published report, which tracked 6,767 people over 20 years, overweight during childhood is a major predictor of obesity in adulthood. Specifically, one-third of severely obese adults were overweight as children.

Researchers urge health-care providers to focus on preventing overweight in pediatric patients, in order to ward off diseases associated with obesity in later life.

Journal of Gerontology: Social Sciences – April 2003.

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