Risk of adolescents being overweight impacted by neighborhood education, income levels

(Kaiser Permanente) A new Kaiser Permanente study found an increased risk for becoming overweight or obese among normal-weight 18-year-olds who lived in neighborhoods with lower education or income levels. The study, published in Pediatric Obesity, found that over a four-year period, 25 percent of these young adults became overweight or obese.

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