Association of Adolescent Obesity With Risk of Severe Obesity in Adulthood
Kari E. North, Chirayath Suchindran, Penny Gordon‐Larsen, Barry M. Popkin, Natalie S. The
Abstract
Although the prevalence of obesity has increased in recent years, individuals who are obese early in life have not been followed over time to determine whether they develop severe obesity in adulthood, thus limiting effective interventions to reduce severe obesity incidence and its potentially life-threatening associated conditions.
Topics & Concepts
ObesityAssociation (psychology)Adolescent ObesityMedicinePsychologyDemographyInternal medicineOverweightSociologyPsychotherapistObesity, Physical Activity, DietCardiovascular Disease and AdiposityHealth and Lifestyle Studies