Obesity in adolescence significantly associated with increased risk of severe obesity in adulthood

Tuesday, November 9, 2010 - 17:30 in Health & Medicine

An analysis of nationally representative data suggests that being obese in adolescence increases the risk of being severely obese in adulthood, with the risk higher in women, and highest for black women, according to a new study.

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