UK teenagers far more overweight than previous generations

UK teenagers far more overweight than previous generations More than a third of teenagers in the UK begin their adult life already overweight or obese, disturbing new reseach has revealed.

Scientists have found that one in five (21%) young people were obese at age 17, and a further one in seven (14%) were overweight. The Daily Telegraph

See also:

• Poorer teens at substantially greater risk of obesity Centre for Longitudinal Studies
• Obesity prevalence and its inequality from childhood to adolescence Initial findings from the Millennium Cohort Study Age 17 Survey Centre for Longitudinal Studies