Obesity Determined Before the Age of Five
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Researchers in the UK have found that most obese adolescents gained much of their weight before they were five.
A study carried out by Professor Terry Wilkin of the Peninsula Medical School (due to be published in the journal Pediatrics) found obese children and teens gain most of their excess weight before they reach school age – suggesting that factors in the home environment play a heavy role in childhood obesity.
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Dec 20 2008