Being obese as a teenager may be linked with an increased risk of multiple sclerosis as an adult, researchers say.
A 40-year study of 238,000 women found those who were obese at 18 had twice the risk of developing MS compared to women who were slimmer at that age.
Yet body size during childhood or adulthood was not found to be associated with MS risk, the US researchers report in Neurology.
But an MS charity warned more research was needed to confirm the findings.
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