Teen obesity increases multiple sclerosis risk in females

BEIJING. November 11. KAZINFORM Obesity has its negative healthy effect, but there appears another reason for weight control as teen obesity may enhance the possibility of multiple sclerosis (MS), said a study in Tuesday's issue of Neurology; Kazinform refers to Xinhua.

In the study, Harvard researchers found that teen obesity doubles a woman's risk of developing MS later in life if she is fat at age 18, compared to her slimmer peers.

National Multiple Sclerosis Society thinks that MS is a chronic disorder of the central nervous system. The definite cause of the disease is not clear yet, but scientists believe it's an autoimmune disease; Kazinform cites Xinhua.

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