Teens Show Symptoms of Heart Disease

New research on child obesity has revealed shocking results about the risk of heart disease for future generations.A research team headed by the University of Bristol conducted the study, which is the first of its kind, on more than 5,000 kids. They paid special attention to levels of insulin, glucose and cholesterol, as well as blood pressure levels.What they found was startling – obese children as young as 15 already begin to display the symptoms of heart disease. Furthermore, children who are obese between the ages of 9 to 12 begin to display the risk factors for the disease, including elevated cholesterol levels and high blood pressure.When the study began, the children who were the subject of it were aged between 9 and 12, and 18

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