“I love having a healthy lifestyle" – a qualitative study investigating body mass index trajectories from childhood to mid-adulthood

Children with overweight or obesity are at greatly increased risk of experiencing obesity in adulthood but for reasons generally unknown some attain a healthier adult weight. This qualitative study investigated individual, social and environmental factors that might explain diverging body mass index (BMI) trajectories. This knowledge could underpin interventions to promote healthy weight. This 2016 study included participants from three adult...