英国的研究人员发现,11岁的儿童如果身体超重或肥胖,将直接影响其成年后的体重情况,并将遭受各种相关健康问题的困扰。据路透社5月4日报道,伦敦大学的科研人员对英国近6000名儿童进行了长达5年的跟踪调查,发现约1/4的儿童在升入初中时有体重问题。科研小组组长简·沃德尔教授表示:“11岁时已经发胖的儿童,在接下来的5年中体重不会减轻。”沃德尔说:“现在看来,11岁的儿童如果身体肥胖,以后也会肥胖。这比我们以前认为的年龄要提早许多。” British researchers found that 11-year-olds who are overweight or obese will have a direct impact on their adult weight and will suffer from a variety of related health problems. Researchers at the University of London conducted a five-year follow-up survey of nearly 6,000 children in the UK, Reuters reported on May 4 and found that about one quarter of children had weight problems when they entered junior high school. Professor Jane Wardle, a research team leader, said: “Children who have become fat at the age of 11 will not lose weight for the next five years.” Wardle said: “It now appears that 11-year-olds who are obese, It will be fatter later, which is much earlier than we thought before. ”