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Overweight In Adolescence Gives Increased Mortality Rate, Study Shows

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May 20, 2008
        
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People who were already overweight in adolescence (14-19 years old) have an increased mortality rate from a range of chronic diseases as adults; endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases, cardiovascular diseases, colon cancer and respiratory diseases. There were also many cases of sudden... [read full story]                    

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Overweight Teens Up Disease Risk As Adults

 redorbit.com May 22, 2008
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Overweight in adolescence gives increased mortality rate

 eurekalert.org May 20, 2008
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Overweight Teens Up Disease Risk As Adults

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May 22, 2008
        

Posted on: Thursday, 22 May 2008, 15:00 CDT People already overweight in adolescence have an increased mortality rate from a range of chronic diseases, Norwegian researchers said. Researchers at the Norwegian Institute of Public Health said the incidence of obesity among children and adolescents...

Overweight teens up disease risk as adults

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May 22, 2008
        

BERGEN , Norway, May 22 (UPI) -- People already overweight in adolescence have an increased mortality rate from a range of chronic diseases, Norwegian researchers said. Researchers at the Norwegian Institute of Public Health said the incidence of obesity among children and adolescents has...

Risk Of Increased Mortality Rate Later In Life Following Overweight In Adolescence

medicalnewstoday.com
May 22, 2008
        

People who were already overweight in adolescence (14-19 years old) have an increased mortality rate from a range of chronic diseases as adults; endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases, cardiovascular diseases, colon cancer and respiratory diseases. There were also many cases of sudden...

Body mass index in adolescence in relation to cause-specific mortality

news-medical.net
May 20, 2008
        

People who were already overweight in adolescence (14-19 years old) have an increased mortality rate from a range of chronic diseases as adults; endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases, cardiovascular diseases, colon cancer and respiratory diseases. There were also many cases of sudden...

Overweight in adolescence gives increased mortality rate

physorg.com
May 20, 2008
        

People who were already overweight in adolescence (14-19 years old) have an increased mortality rate from a range of chronic diseases as adults; endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases, cardiovascular diseases, colon cancer and respiratory diseases. There were also many cases of sudden...

Overweight in adolescence gives increased mortality rate

eurekalert.org
May 20, 2008
        

People who were already overweight in adolescence (14-19 years old) have an increased mortality rate from a range of chronic diseases as adults; endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases, cardiovascular diseases, colon cancer and respiratory diseases. There were also many cases of sudden...

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