LONDON – Children with deprived hand control and synchronization having more tendencies to become obese adults, researchers said on Wednesday

The findings strengthen the evidence, linking poorer cognitive function in childhood to type2 diabetes and obesity in adults.

A study of thousands of British children reveals that, most of them were in worst cognitive and physical function at the ages of 7 and 11 years and were expected to become obese in adulthood.

“It’s not a question of people who are already overweight becoming clumsy because the majority of these children weren’t any heavier than their peers,” said researcher Scott Montgomery.

“It was assumed that all the neurological complications related with obesity were result of obesity itself. This suggests that’s not the case.”

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