Overweighted adolescents 13 times more risky in health.

A survey reported that 8 in 10 obese adolescents (76.5%) were diagnosed as various chronic disorders including hyperlipedemia, liver dysfunction and hyperglycemia, and that they were likely to develop many other chronic diseases by 13 times more than the normal peers.

The survey was conducted by prof. Kang Jae-heon and Yu Seon-mi of the Obese Center of Baik hospital, Injae Medical School ag...