Study shows obesity in childhood associated with more than double the risk of developing multiple sclerosis

New research to be presented at this year’s European Congress on Obesity held in Venice, Italy (12–15 May), shows that having obesity in childhood is associated with more than double the risk of later developing multiple sclerosis. The study is by Professor Claude Marcus and Associate Professor Emilia Hagman, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden, and colleagues.

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