Sentences with phrase «become obese adults»

In fact, according to The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) 80 percent of those who were overweight as children between the ages of 10 and 15 went on to become obese adults by age 25.

Research shows that obese children and adolescents are more likely to become obese adults and also develop various diseases such as type 2 diabetes, and a worrying 30 per cent of children in England are now classed as overweight or obese.

Obese children and adolescents are at an increased risk of developing various health problems, and are also more likely to become obese adults.

Obese children are more likely to become obese adults.

«Overweight and obese adolescents have a 70 percent chance of becoming obese adults,» he says.

Furthermore, a child who is obese by age 12 has more than a 75 percent chance of becoming an obese adult, at risk for Type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, stroke, hypertension, high blood pressure, gallbladder disease, asthma and certain cancers.

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Weight gain early on increases the risk of becoming overweight later in childhood and, like adults, obese children can suffer more health problems.

Babies who are chubby because of practically force - fed formula or inappropriate solid foods become obese children and adults at high risk of type II diabetes.

These kids are at risk for health problems, including a greater chance of having high blood pressure, high cholesterol and Type 2 diabetes, and are more likely to become obese as adults.

While a large baby may not become an overweight child, a child who is obese often remains obese as an adult.

Similarly, in your comparison with advocating for exercise and healthy eating, of course no one says not to do that, but it is important to advocate in a way that does not marginalize people who are obese (ie talk about the benefits of healthy eating rather than the hurtful ad campaign that recently came out in Georgia with pictures of overweight kids saying things like, «Fat kids become fat adults»).

Young children's weight predicts their future health, says epidemiologist Ashleigh May, the lead author of the CDC report: «If they're obese at this age, they're five times as likely to become obese as adults.»

According to http://www.nhs.uk/Livewell/loseweight/Pages/statistics-and-causes-of-the-obesity-epidemic-in-the-UK.aspx: One in four British adults is obese, according to the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation, prompting fears that the UK has become the «fat man of Europe».

Adults and children with poor sleep have a 55 % and 89 % greater risk of becoming obese, respectively (23).

The findings also claimed that obesity becomes less dangerous with age, and obese adults with a grade 1 obesity BMI of 30 to 34.9 did not have a greater mortality risk than someone of a healthy weight.

Adult Saint Bernards can become obese and this will lead to a shorter lifespan and joint problems.