The conductors of the study relied upon past information indicating that children born with low birth weights have an increased likelihood of suffering from health problems later in life -- many of these health problems are results of obesity. Generally -- the study found -- children born small but who catch up to average children by age two, tend to have higher central fat distributions later in life. The

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Reducing the Proportion of Adults with ObesityI. Introduction1. This section will review existing studies on obesity, the health risks associated with obesity, populations disproportionately affected by obesity, interventions that can be adopted to reduce Prevalence, and strategies to maintain weight loss and avoid weight regain.2. Obesity is a global concern owing to the cumulative increase in the budgetary allocation to the support for comorbidities associated with obesity.3. Efforts at the

Reduce the Proportion of Adults with ObesityI. IntroductionGlobally, obesity is rising to epidemic levels. If current trends persist, it has been estimated that the percentage of overweight or obese adults worldwide will rise from 33 percent in 2005 to 58 percent by 20301. Due to the rise in chronic diseases and disabilities brought about by obesity, which also causes several physicals, psychological, and social issues, the phenomenon of rising obesity