The teenagers who are obese in such a young age carry the risk of becoming adults who are obese as well. A new study which was published in the Journal of the American Medical Association has reported these findings in Los Angeles Times story.

According to the opinion of experts, “The results not only confers profound health risks for teens whose excess weight follows them and accelerates into adulthood, it also spells a looming public health disaster in a country where almost one in five adolescents is obese.”

Other experts on the subject also say that the risk of obesity is reduced significantly by breastfeeding and say that parents should keep a watch since the birth of the child to make sure that he or she is not affected by obesity.

As per the findings of another study gastric bands are a very effective way of getting obese teenagers rid of the excess fat on their bodies,

The co-author of ‘Ending the Food Fight’, Dr David Ludwig said that the solution is very easy to this problem- just eat lesser and exercise much more.