What is it about?
Children who were overweight at age 7 years were tracked until age 13 years. One third of them had become obese teenagers during that time. Of children who were normal weight at age 7 year only 1 in 20 became obese by age 13 years.
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Why is it important?
It may be a good use of resources to support children who are overweight in primary school with targeted help to avoid gaining too much weight,
Perspectives
This information could help decisions about targeting scarce resorces
Dr Pauline Marion Emmett
University of Bristol
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This page is a summary of: Progression from childhood overweight to adolescent obesity in a large contemporary cohort, International Journal of Pediatric Obesity, June 2011, Taylor & Francis,
DOI: 10.3109/17477166.2010.497538.
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