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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Tobi Thomas Health and inequalities correspondent

EXPLAINED: Young children with persistent severe obesity could have half average life expectancy study finds | Rare Historical Photos

The study looked at variables including the age of obesity onset, duration, severity, and a measure of the irreversible risks.
The study looked at variables including the age of obesity onset, duration, severity and a measure of the irreversible risks. Photograph: Jerome Maurice/Getty Images

Children who are severely obese could have just half the average life expectancy if they don’t lose weight in adulthood, according to a study.

Research suggests that a severely obese four-year-old boy has a life expectancy of 39, half that of a boy the same age with a healthy weight in the UK.

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