ReviewCurrent obesity reports2016
The Health Consequences of Obesity in Young Adulthood.
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49 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Transition of Care for Adolescents and Young Adults Living with Obesity: A Systematic Review with Indirect Evidence from Conditions Deemed Being Transferable.Obesity facts · 2025Pooled it
- Attachment, Feeding Practices, Family Routines and Childhood Obesity: A Systematic Review of the Literature.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Pooled it
- Weight-neutral interventions in young people with high body mass index: A systematic review.Nutrition & dietetics : the journal of the Dietitians Association of Australia · 2023Pooled it
- Early-Onset Obesity and Tirzepatide Treatment: A Post Hoc Analysis of the SURMOUNT Clinical Trials.Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) · 2025Trial
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- Neurobehavioral correlates of obesity are largely heritable.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2018Trial
- Culturally-grounded diabetes prevention program for obese Latino youth: Rationale, design, and methods.Contemporary clinical trials · 2017Trial
- Exploring overweight and obesity among Pakistani university students: a nationwide prevalence and knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) assessment - a cross-sectional study.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2026Article
- Joint contribution of body mass index and psychological distress to short and long sickness absence among young and early midlife public sector employees: a register-linked follow-up study.European journal of public health · 2026Article
- Gender as a moderator of the relationships among body composition, physical activity, basal metabolic rate, and BMI in Taiwanese university students.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Gender-related and Age-related Disparities in Prevalence of the Cardiovascular-Kidney-Metabolic Syndrome Among US Adults From 1999-2020: An Analysis of the NHANES Survey.Kidney medicine · 2026Article
- Urban Indian young adults' perceptions of a healthy lifestyle and its associated factors: a multi-city qualitative inquiry using thematic analysis.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Trends in Prevalence of Obesity and Related Cardiometabolic and Renal Complications in Korea: A Nationwide Study 2007 to 2022.Journal of obesity & metabolic syndrome · 2025Article
- Barriers to and facilitators of weight reduction in young adults with obesity: a qualitative study in an urban setting in Sri Lanka.BMJ open · 2025Article
- Young adulthood: a transitional period with lifelong implications for health and wellbeing.BMC global and public health · 2025Article
- University Students' Sociodemographics, Physical Inactivity, and Inadequate and Poor-Quality Sleep Are Associated With Their Overweight/Obesity: Findings From a Case-Control Study in Bangladesh.Health science reports · 2025Article
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- Childhood adversity trajectories and weight status in young adult men: a register-based study including 359,783 Danish men.International journal of obesity (2005) · 2024Article
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- Mental health and BMI in children and adolescents during one year in obesity treatment.BMC pediatrics · 2024Article
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Abstract
Young adults are gaining weight faster than any age group. This weight gain and the appearance of obesity-related comorbidities often commence in adolescence. Psychosocial distress and mental health issues are common and debilitating, and treatment approaches are likely to be similar to those for adolescents. At the same time, young adults may have physical morbidities which will continue and worsen throughout adulthood, such as hypertension, diabetes and polycystic ovarian syndrome. Health consequences of obesity are challenging to manage in young adults as their symptoms may be minimal, they are less likely to engage with healthcare due to other life priorities and their neurocognitive developmental stage makes therapy adherence difficult. Clinicians who manage young adults with obesity need to be aware of these age-specific challenges, as well as the sexual and reproductive health concerns that are present in this age group.
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