Monday, January 08, 2007
Get them young to fight obesity and heart disease
Girls as young as nine show an increased risk of heart disease as a result of being overweight.
Higher blood pressure and unhealthy changes in cholesterol and triglycerides in the bloodstream suggest that the long-term consequences of puppy fat could be serious. They also show that the years between 9 and 12 are a crucial period for becoming overweight and that once the weight is on it is hard to shift.
Girls who were overweight at the age of 9 were nearly 15 times more likely to be overweight as young adults than those who were of normal weight at 9, a study shows.
Technorati tag: Obesity
posted by I at 11:03 pm
