Children who have tonsils removed are more likely to be obese adults, studies suggest - Daily Mail 14th August 2008

Children who have their tonsils removed or suffer ear infections are more likely to be obese when they grow up, researchers claim. A set of studies appears to show a strong link between a liking for high-fat foods and the damage caused to taste nerves by chronic ear infections and operations to remove tonsils.

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Ear infections 'link' to obesity - BBC Health News 14th August 2008