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Over a third of teenagers start adult life overweight with problem twice as likely among poorer Brits Will Barker Updated: 17 Dec 2020, 6:18 Will Barker And the problem is twice as great among the poorest families than among the richest. 1 Poor teenagers are more likely to start adult life overweight compared to those from richer families, a study foundCredit: Alamy In all, 21 per cent of young people were obese at age 17 and a further 14 per cent were overweight, the report revealed. But the problem was strongly linked to household income, it added. Co-author Dr David Bann, said: “Obesity ...

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 Credit: Peter Dazeley/The Image Bank RF 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...