| Scientists did not yet know whether the degree of obesity, or the age that weight gain occurs, made a difference to the risk. |
| Medical journals, newspapers, and popular magazines brim with reports about the adverse effects of obesity. |
| Morbid obesity is the medical term for weight gain which is so excessive it puts the child's health at immediate risk. |
| While junk food isn't the healthiest food to eat it is still not the cause of obesity. |
| The results of this study indicate that these subjects were more accurate in predicting their obesity than their aerobic fitness level. |
| But if we're committed to fighting obesity, maybe exercise would be a better bet. |
