Nearly 6 in 10 kids in the US today will be obese by the time they reach adulthood, according to a new forecast from the Harvard school of public health.
A new Harvard study projects that more than 57% of today’s kids will be obese by their 35th birthday.
Skyrocketing obesity rates around the globe are being blamed for higher cancer rates.
Researchers say too much screen time and bad diets are largely to blame.
More American kids than ever are expected to carry a heavy load into adulthood.
In a study being published Thursday in the New England Journal of Medicine, researchers at Harvard’s school of public health extrapolated future obesity trends based on thousands of children’s current heights and weights. They estimate that nearly 6 in 10 kids in the US today will be obese by age 35.
“When we look at trends in weight gain over the past 40 years, its not too surprising that we’re heading in this direction,” lead study author Zachary Ward told Business Insider.
Tech: Harvard researchers say more than half of US children will be obese by age 35
