Childhood obesity linked to lower employment and education rates in early adulthood

Childhood obesity linked to lower employment and education rates in early adulthood

Individuals who lived with obesity as children are less likely to be in work or studying in their mid-20s than their peers, new research being presented at year's European Congress on Obesity (ECO 2025) has found.

First five years of life key to preventing obesity, researchers suggest

Experts in the Netherlands found BMI at age six is a better predictor of obesity in later life than at other points of childhood.

Endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty gains momentum as a step forward in obesity care

About one in six European adults now live with obesity, putting them at greater risk for type 2 diabetes, heart disease and some cancers.(1) Globally, one in eight people are affected by obesity, according to a report from the World Health Organisation.(2)   With obesity rates rising, so too is the use of treatments such as pharmaceuticals initially designed to treat diabetes.(3) Across Europe, there are major differences in the clinical indicat…