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Hard to lose, easy to gain; Trends in obesity and weight change across the life course in four British Birth cohorts

2026-07-02

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<h4>Background</h4> As global obesity rates have increased, so too have efforts to manage obesity. This work estimates how many people maintain a lifelong healthy weight, have ‘weight loss potential’, and who successfully lose weight without medical support. <h4>Methods</h4> Using the 1946 National Survey of Health and Development (1946NSHD; n=4,423), the 1958 National Child Development Study (1958NCDS, n=16,749...

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Literature Corpus work: 75039c9d-58cc-5ebf-8f57-367a707c9215
DOI: 10.64898/2026.06.22.26356252

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