Firstborn Girls More Likely To Be Overweight Or Obese In Adulthood Than Their Younger Sisters.

Firstborn girls are more likely to be overweight or obese in adulthood than their younger sisters,” according to the results of a study published online in the Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health. After examining “complete data...for more than 13,000 sister pairs,” researchers found that “firstborns had 29 percent greater odds of being overweight and 40 percent greater odds of being obese than sisters born second.” The Telegraph (UK) (8/27, Knapton) also covers the study. http://consumer.healthday.com/women-s-health-information-34/birth-health-news-61/oldest-sister-has-greater-odds-of-obesity-study-702705.html