31 May 2017 --- Obesity in childhood has long-term health implications stretching into adulthood and predicts the risk of adult adiposity, which is associated with the earlier onset of cardiovascular disease, this is according to a new study in the journal Obesity Reviews. Conducting a meta-analysis on data collected from over 300,000 participants across 18 studies, researchers from the University of Surrey identified increased arterial damage and enhanced likelihood of pre-diabetes in participants who were obese in childhood.
