Study indicates arteries of obese kids aging prematurely
Here's a link to a HealthDay New article on the arterial health of obese kids. Here's an excerpt:The arteries of obese children have a degree of stiffness normally seen in adults with heart disease, according to a new study.
Canadian researchers evaluated 63 obese children, average age 13, and 55 normal weight children. The obese children had abnormal results on an ultrasound test of the heart and blood vessels that measured how fast blood flowed through the body.
Of special note was stiffness of the aorta -- the body's largest artery, which carries oxygen-rich blood to all the other arteries.
Randy Frye
Labels: cardiovascular system, obesity
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