Children and adolescents who are overweight are more likely than their normal weight counterparts to suffer bone fractures and have joint and muscle pains, according to a study conducted at the National Institute of Health.
Participants were classified as overweight if they had a body mass index above the 95th percentile for their height and weight.
Shockingly, the researchers found that the overweight youth in the study were more likely than non-overweight youth to develop knee pain.
Elias A. Zerhouni, …
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