Growth spurts 'linked to obesity'

People who experience early growth spurts may be more prone to obesity later in life, new research suggests.

Scientists at Glasgow University have found a link between growth spurts in childhood and permanent changes to a person's metabolism.

Researchers compared the metabolic rates of zebra finches which had been fed a regular protein diet with those they switched from a low to high protein diet half-way through their growth period. Click here to read the full article.