Medical Consequences Of Childhood Obesity

Heart Disease

'Cardiometabolic Risks and Severity of Obesity in Children and Young Adults' is a study done with the help of over nine thousand overweight or obese children and teenagers. During the research, physicians checked their blood pressure and cholesterol levels in addition to other significant risk factors for cardiovascular disease. They discovered, on average, most obese or overweight children and adolescents had higher than normal blood pressures, high blood sugar levels, and bad cholesterol profiles. This was found to be true across all races, ethnicities, genders, and ages.

And because most of the study participants were between twelve and nineteen, the report concluded the more severely overweight a teen is, the more likely they will go on to develop heart problems. Moreover, the research also found out young men and boys tended to have unfavorable test results, which raises the concern childhood obesity could be having a more profound effect on them.

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