Study Projects 57% Of US Kids, Teens Will Be Obese By Age 35 Should Current Trends Continue.

reports, “A whopping 57% of the nation’s children and teens will be obese by age 35 if current trends continue,” researchers predicted in findings published online in the New England Journal of Medicine. The study indicates that even though “heavy children face the highest risk, even those who make it to age 20 in good shape face substantial peril in a world where obesity could soon be the new normal.” According to Reuters (11/29, Emery), “non-Hispanic blacks and Hispanics were more likely to be obese than whites and those disparities were already present at age two,” the study revealed. Researchers arrived at the study’s conclusions after examining “height and weight data from a nationally representative sample of 41,567 children and adults.” The study authors concluded, “Only those children with a current healthy weight have less than a 50% chance of becoming obese by the age of 35 years.” https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2017/11/29/scary-prediction-u-s-kids-57-could-obese-age-35/906474001/