Early life adversity and obesity risk in adolescence: a 9-year population-based prospective cohort study.

Background: There are few prospective studies of factors that mediate the association between exposure to adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and obesity in adolescence. Our aim was to address this limitation.

Methods: We used prospective data from the Growing up in Ireland cohort study, with measurements at 9, 13, and 18 years old.