Childhood obesity has ‘profound’ impact on life expectancy, researchers warn
by Storm Newton
May 14, 2024
2 minutes
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Being very obese as a young child could cut life expectancy by about half, according to a study.
Losing weight however, could add years back on, researchers said.
The analysis, presented at the European Congress on Obesity in and led by Germany-based life sciences consultancy stradoo, used data from 50 existing studies on
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