Fig. 1.

This Figure shows those who were able to resolve their youth obesity by adulthood had similar BMI at age 3, 6, and 9 years but had significantly lower BMI by age 12 years compared with those who had persistent obesity in youth and adulthood. The persistent obese continued a linear trend of increasing BMI compared with a plateauing in the resolution group. These data suggest an important age-critical window that may determine future BMI status – where successful intervention may have most impact.