Children who are obese may be at higher risk of being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS) in early adulthood, a new study suggests.
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Children who are obese may be at higher risk of being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS) in early adulthood, a new study suggests. The risk of being diagnosed with MS appears to be twice as high among children with obesity compared to those without, according to the Swedish study. Academics from the Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm analysed data from the Swedish Childhood Obesity Treatment Register. The database, known as Boris, is one of the world’s largest registries for treatment of chi
New research has shown that having obesity in childhood is associated with developing the incurable autoimmune disease in later life. Multiple sclerosis, or MS, is a condition that can affect the brain and spinal cord
New research to be presented at this year's European Congress on Obesity in Venice, Italy (12-15 May) shows that having obesity in childhood is associated with a more than doubling of the risk of later developing multiple sclerosis.
As per a new study, obese children may be at a greater, almost more than double risk of developing multiple sclerosis (MS) as compared to adults.
The study findings
Previous research has suggested a link between the risk of Multiple Sclerosis in adolescence and high body mass index (BMI).
However, as per The Guardian, these studies were retrospective in design and only relied on self-reported data.