Overweight kids show heart risks as teens
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NEW YORK  - Overweight children may show a collection of risk factors for heart disease by the time they are teenagers, a new study shows.
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Worldwide, it is estimated that more than 22 million children under five years old are obese or overweight, and more than 17 million of them are in developing countries.
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A new report gives District children a dubious distinction: Nearly one in four of those ages 10 to 17 is overweight, making them the heaviest kids in the country.
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Obesity in adolescence is  associated with reduced heart function and excessive cardiac  mass, according to a new study.
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Obese children as young as 7 already  have the beginnings of artery disease, Italian and U.S.  researchers reported on Monday.
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More kids are heading toward heart trouble, the American Heart Association (news - web sites) reported Thursday in its annual assessment of cardiovascular
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The obesity epidemic is reaching down to the playpen as more than 10 per cent of US children ages two to five are overweight, the American Heart Association has reported.
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Obese children as young as 7 already have the beginnings of artery disease, Italian and US researchers reported on Monday. They found signs that the carotid arteries of 100 obese children
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Children who are overweight appear to be at increased risk of cancer later in life, according to an analysis of British records.
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A medical scan can spot which young people risk sudden death because of a weak heart.
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Babies who are born heavy and grow fast have a 150 percent chance of being overweight or obese by the time they are seven years old, a survey of more than 8,000 children in Hong Kong has shown.
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Two new studies shed light on the role obesity may play in causing heart attacks and, surprisingly, keeping them from being fatal.
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Obese children grow up to have  bigger left ventricles in their hearts, putting them at risk  for heart disease, researchers said on Monday.
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Parents of overweight and obese kids often don't realize that their children are carrying excess pounds, new research shows.
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NEW YORK  - Children with a clustering of cardiovascular risk factors that define the so-called metabolic syndrome are very likely to have the syndrome in mid-adulthood, or even overt heart disease or diabetes, according to a new study.
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09/11/2004 - Young adults who maintain their weight over time, even if they are overweight, have lower risk factor levels for heart disease and are less likely to develop metabolic syndrome in middle age than those whose weight increases, according to a
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Being overweight is bad for kids' health, but a new study finds it's also bad for their education