Stockholm: Obese children are more likely to develop multiple sclerosis (MS) as teenagers, a new study has found.
Multiple sclerosis is a condition that affects the brain and spinal cord, causing problems with vision and arm or leg movement.
The study, conducted at the Stockholm-based Karolinska Institute, examined data from the Swedish Childhood Obesity Treatment Register.
In the study, obese children were twice as likely to develop the condition as non-obese children.
The team of researchers examined data from children aged two to 19 in the study who joined the registry between 1995 and 2020 and compared the data with the general population.
In the study, researchers analyzed data from more than 21,600 obese children and more than 100,000 non-obese children. Obese children started obesity treatment at an average age of 11 years.
The children in the study were examined for an average of six years. During the examination, 0.13% of the group of children with obesity and 0.06% of the group of children without obesity were diagnosed with MS.
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