Stunted Kids More at Risk for Obesity?

  • May 2016

In findings that almost seem contradictory, stunted children appear to have a greater risk of being overweight or having obesity, according to an article Medscape Medical News.

The study was conducted in Indonesia and included such far-ranging risk factors as being young, living in rural areas, having short mother, and being weaned after the age of six months. The study’s findings were first presented last year at the European Congress on Obesity.

One of the key messages of this study and a variety of similar studies was that stunting — a sign of chronic undernutrition that affects height and brain development — must be combated while controlling excess body weight.

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