Arteries Already Stiff in Obese 7-Year-Olds - 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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If a healthy heart and smaller waistline aren&#39;t incentive enough for kids to eat healthy foods, maybe a bracelet or key chain will do the trick.
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NEW YORK  - Obese children who watch a lot of television are more likely to have high blood pressure than heavy children who don't spend as much time in front of the tube, the results of a new study shows.
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WEDNESDAY, Oct. 24 (HealthDay News) -- Obese children and those at risk for obesity show early signs of heart disease -- similar to that seen in obese adults, U.S. researchers say.
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If you have a brother or sister who had a heart attack at an early age, start paying attention to your own arteries because you&#39;re at increased risk for heart trouble, a new study finds.
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That could be your child, if you have an overweight little boy or girl. According to a study conducted in Naples, Italy on 147 children between ages six and 14, overweight children had higher insulin resistance
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Overweight children are three to five times more likely to suffer a heart attack or stroke before they reach 65 than slimmer youngsters, an international charity said on Monday.
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A study in Australia has shown that changes occur in blood vessels in the eyes of heavier and obese children from as young as six, warning signs that might be linked to cardiovascular disease in later life.
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Middle-aged adults who do not yet have heart disease but have a spectrum of symptoms called metabolic syndrome are very likely to also have clogged arteries, researchers said on Monday.
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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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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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A study of 7-year-olds has found that sleeping less than nine hours a night was associated with being overweight or obese.
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Obesity -- especially abdominal obesity -- is associated with a poor outlook for patients with established cardiovascular disease, results of a recent study indicate.
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An international charity says overweight children are three to five times more likely to suffer a heart attack or stroke before they reach 65 than slimmer youngsters.
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TUESDAY, Jan. 1  (HealthDay News) -- Children who get less than nine hours of sleep a night are more likely to be overweight or obese, new research shows.
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A report published by the American Heart Association says one tenth of all American children aged 2-5 were obese in 2002. Ten years ago the figure stood at one in fourteen.
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WEDNESDAY, Nov. 24 (HealthDayNews) -- Obese children are more likely than normal-weight kids to have dangerously enlarged heart muscles as they enter adulthood, according to a Tulane University study in the November issue of the journal Circulation.