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Being Overweight as a Child Increases the Risk of Obesity Later in Life? that Is Probably a Myth.

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For more than forty years, it has been considered an important warning signal: children whose BMI rises before their fifth birthday are said to be at greater risk of obesity later in life. But what if that whole idea is based on a misunderstanding? It strongly appears that we have been looking at the wrong figure all this time. […] More science? Read the latest articles on Scientias.nl.
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For more than forty years, it has been considered an important warning signal: children whose BMI rises before their fifth birthday are said to be at greater risk of obesity later in life. But what if that whole idea is based on a misunderstanding? It strongly appears that we have been looking at the wrong figure all this time. […] More science? Read the latest articles on Scientias.nl.

·Middelharnis, Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
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scientias.nl broke the news in Middelharnis, Netherlands (Kingdom of the) on Saturday, April 18, 2026.
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