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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Health
Storm Newton

New research challenges link between childhood BMI and obesity risk

New research suggests that having a high body mass index (BMI) as a young child may not reflect a lifelong risk of obesity.

A study by experts from the University of Queensland Institute for Molecular Bioscience in Australia found the genetic factors that influence the size of babies may be different to the ones that influence body size as a teenager.

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