Obesity

New Obesity Findings from University of Illinois Described

Published in Obesity and Diabetes Week, January 2nd, 2012

2012 JAN 2 -- "Overweight children often become obese adults. The main purpose of this study was to define the risk of teenage obesity as a predictor of adulthood obesity in an under-studied and urban population," scientists in Urbana, Illinois report.

"A secondary aim was to determine whether gender had an effect on the predictive value of teenage obesity. The final goal was to examine the influence of dietary habits on obesity. This cross-sectional survey was conducted using convenience sampling of an urban, primarily African American, community. Demographic questions were supplemented by a dietary history and measurement of body anthropometrics. Five...

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Source: Obesity and Diabetes Week (2012-01-02)

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