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Wednesday, February 17, 2010

Obese Native American Children Twice as Likely to Die Before Age 55

Obese children are at twice the risk of dying before their 55th birthdays, according to a new study of Native American children.
  • Researchers from Umea University in Sweden reviewed the health records of 4,857 children born in Arizona between 1945 and 2009.
  • About 30 percent were obese as children.
  • Over a period of 24 years, 166 died, and those obese as children had twice the risk of premature death.
  • High blood pressure, along with high blood sugar, played a role in premature death, but not cholesterol or high blood pressure alone.
This study appeared in the New England Journal of Medicine.

Labels: obese-kids, death

Posted By: Aspen/CRC