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The Problem with Focusing on Childhood Obesity
- adrianN 11y agoThere is a qualitative difference between childhood obesity and adult obesity. Once we reach adulthood, the number of fat cells in our body is basically fixed, they just increase or decrease in size. Obese children have grow more such cells. Together with the influence of fat cells on hormones and appetite that means that fat gained as a child is much harder to lose and to keep off than fat gained later in life.