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December 4, 2025American Journal of Human BiologyOpen Access

Overweight Is Associated With Medium‐Term Obesity Development in School‐Age Children: A Mixed Longitudinal Study

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Obesity risk increases significantly with overweight status in school-age children.
Participants classified as overweight were 4.7 times more likely to develop obesity over two years.
Mixed longitudinal study assessed 101 school-age children over a seven-year period.
Results highlight the importance of targeted intervention strategies for overweight children.

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Mixed longitudinal study reveals that overweight status significantly increases obesity risk in school-age children, indicating a need for intervention strategies.

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Nagafuchi et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6930dc6bea1aef094cca1eff https://doi.org/10.1002/ajhb.70175

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Mixed longitudinal study reveals that overweight status significantly increases obesity risk in school-age children, indicating a need for intervention strategies.

Overweight Is Associated With Medium‐Term Obesity Development in School‐Age Children: A Mixed Longitudinal Study

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Overweight Is Associated With Medium‐Term Obesity Development in School‐Age Children: A Mixed Longitudinal Study

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