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June 12, 2008
Teen Obesity Tied to Death Risks in Middle-Age
Obese teenagers are more likely than their thinner peers to die of heart disease or certain other ills by the time they are middle-aged, a large study suggests.

Researchers found that among more than 200,000 Norwegians followed from adolescence to middle-age, those who were obese or overweight as teens were 3 to 4 times as likely to have died of heart disease.

Similarly, their risks of death from colon cancer or respiratory diseases, such as asthma and emphysema, were 2 to 3 times that of adults who had been thinner as teenagers. They were also more likely to have died suddenly.

These results underscore the importance of preventing adolescent obesity.
(American Journal of Epidemiology, doi:10.1093/aje/kwn096)

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