Recent estimates indicate nearly one - third of U.S. children are overweight or obese, raising their risk of obesity in adulthood and a host of associated health problems. (sciencedaily.com)
And, as children, Stettler says, there are more associated health problems, including liver abnormalities along with elevated blood sugars and high cholesterol. (npr.org)
Associations have been described previously between environmental toxins, body weight, and diabetes [8], [51] leading to suggestions that exposure to certain environmental pollutants may initiate or exacerbate the development of obesity [17] and associated health problems [33]. (journals.plos.org)