Teenagers of normal weight or young adults who live in neighbourhoods with lower education or income levels are at higher risk of becoming overweight or obese a new study says. It found that 25 per cent of young adults became overweight or obese. Emerging adulthood is a critical time period for excess weight gain due to a variety of factors including many teenagers leaving home for college and having more freedom and access to food noted Deborah Rohm Young Researcher Kaiser Permanente Southern California Department of Research & Evaluation. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) social