Researchers say brain test can predict criminality and obesity in kids as young as 3

Tests can predict whether children as young as three will grow up to be criminals, claim a disproportionate amount of benefits or be obese, researches have found in a 35-year study.

Researchers say brain test can predict criminality and obesity in kids as young as 3

Tests can predict whether children as young as three will grow up to be criminals, claim a disproportionate amount of benefits or be obese, researches have found in a 35-year study.

Scientists from King's College London believe society could intervene to give the children better chances after studying a group of more than 1,000 people until they were 38.

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