Abused Children at Risk for Obesity as Adults: Study

Chris Engel 5/27/137:30 PM

"Children who are physically, sexually or emotionally abused or neglected are at greater risk for obesity later in life, a new review suggests.

British researchers found that abused children are 36 percent more likely to be obese as adults. They concluded that child abuse could be viewed as a modifiable risk factor for obesity....

"The study was published May 21 in the journal Molecular Psychiatry."

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_137088.html

Abstract:

http://www.nature.com/mp/journal/vaop/ncurrent/full/mp201354a.html

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