Fact or fiction: Baby fat in children will disappear when they become adolescents

By Markian Hawryluk / The Bulletin
May 11, 2006

Fiction. A new study by researchers in the United Kingdom tracked children from age 11 through age 16, measuring their weight, body fat and waist circumference. The researchers found that children who were overweight at 11 were likely to still be overweight five years later.

The study also found....

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