Obese and overweight children or teenagers have a considerably higher risk of developing gallstones compared to their peers of normal weight, researchers from Kaiser Permanente, USA, reported in the Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology & Nutrition. Gallstones are not usually seen in kids, the researchers added.More early nutritional child abuse.
The authors found that, compared to children and teenagers of normal weight, the risk of developing gallstones was:Six times as high among extremely obese teenagers and children Four times as high among moderately obese teenagers and children Twice as high among overweight teenagers and children
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