Joyce Lee, M.D., M.P.H., University of Michigan Health System (IMAGE)

Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan

Joyce Lee, M.D., M.P.H., University of Michigan Health System

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Research by the University of Michigan Health System using the newest data available on children and adults born 1926-2005 shows Americans are becoming heavier younger, and carrying extra weight for longer periods over their lifetime. The trend of young and middle-age adults becoming obese earlier in life than their parents and grandparents could set up the generation for shorter lives and poorer health.

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