Third of UK teenagers begin adult life overweight or obese, report says
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More than a third of teenagers in the UK are starting adult life overweight or obese, according to research.
Scientists at University College London said those from poorest families are at the greatest risk, with rates of obesity twice as high among this group compared to those from the richest households.
According to the report published by the Centre for Longitudinal Studies (CLS) at the UCL Social Research Institute, one in five (21%) young people were obese at age 17, and a further one in seven (14%) were overweight.
More than a third of UK teenagers overweight or obese
One in five young people obese at 17 and one in seven (14%) were overweight, with those from poorest families at greatest risk
17 December 2020 • 12:01am
UCL study finds more than a third of teenagers in the UK begin their adult life already overweight or obese
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More than a third of teenagers in the UK begin their adult life already overweight or obese, disturbing new reseach has revealed.
Scientists have found that one in five (21%) young people were obese at age 17, and a further one in seven (14%) were overweight.