Jaron Is an Overweight Five-Year-Old

question 161

Multiple Choice

Jaron is an overweight five-year-old. If his experience is typical of children in the United States, we can expect Jaron to be:

• A) slimming down by age 14 but overweight as an adult.
• B) obese at age 14 and overweight as an adult.
• C) overweight at age 14 and in adulthood.
• D) overweight at age 14 but then slimming down in young adulthood.

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