Why the study?
Does childhood obesity increase the risk of pediatric multiple sclerosis and clinically isolated syndrome?
Population
Children and adolescents
Authors
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Should not yet change pediatric obesity practice; leaves open prospective confirmation of MS risk reduction in girls.
Does childhood obesity increase the risk of pediatric multiple sclerosis and clinically isolated syndrome?
Childhood obesity may increase the risk of developing pediatric multiple sclerosis and clinically isolated syndrome, especially in adolescent girls.
Langer‐Gould et al. (2013) studied this question.
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