First five years of life key to preventing obesity, researchers suggest

Researchers used data to track the BMI of thousands of children in the Netherlands at age two, six, 10, 14 and 18 (PA) - (PA Wire)

The first five years of a child’s life are crucial when it comes to preventing obesity in the future, according to researchers.

Experts in the Netherlands found body mass index (BMI) at age six is a better predictor of obesity in later life than at other points of childhood.