Oslo: People who worry about becoming obese in middle age should check their family history to see if either of their parents were obese when they were around the same age, according to a new study. They were not victims.
According to media reports, a study was presented by researchers at the European Congress in this regard, in which it is stated that if one’s parents or one of them were obese in a certain part of their age, their children Even at the same age, the chances of becoming obese become six times higher.
The study also found that obesity in just one parent tripled the likelihood of offspring becoming obese in middle age.
Mari Mikkelsen, a doctor at the Arctic University of Norway and a member of the research team, said the findings show that the association between childhood obesity and parental weight is strongly associated with obesity in middle age.
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