Does overweight in childhood have an impact on adult health?
The consequences of overweight in childhood, including persistence into adulthood and as a risk factor for adverse health consequences, are of substantial concern given the recent upward trend in prevalence. A recent report on an historic cohort--a British 1947 birth cohort--is largely consistent with previous estimates of persistence of overweight. Long-term health consequences of obesity were not demonstrable in this study, likely owing to the small numbers of subjects who were overweight during post-World War II Britain.
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Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02111, USA.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D024821:Metabolic Syndrome / Q000209:etiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009765:Obesity / Q000150:complications*