Adolescent Obesity and Multiple Sclerosis

02/02/2010 by admin.

The Harvard School of Public Health examined the possibility that obese adolescents could be linked with an increased risk of developing Multiple Sclerosis (“MS”).   It concluded that having a large body size at ages 5 or 10 was not associated with risk of MS, whereas a large body size at age 20 was associated with a massive 96% increased risk of MS.  Although the mechanisms of this association remain uncertain, in conclusion the study suggested that prevention of adolescent obesity could result in a reduced risk of MS.

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