Artery Damage Discovered in Overweight Kids
Overweight children have stiffer central arteries than do normal weight children, according to a new study from the Medical College of Georgia.
Dr. Catherine Davis and her colleagues examined 44 overweight children ages 8 to 11 years old and found that those with higher body mass indexes had less compliant arteries.
"It basically shows that the roots of the disease that may cause a heart attack at 40 or 50 or 60 years old are already growing in a child," Dr. Davis said. "It turns out that fat tissue is an organ, rather than just a silent mass. It is an active organ, secreting inflammatory factors and so forth."
The study was presented at the Society of Behavioral Medicine meeting.
Dr. Catherine Davis and her colleagues examined 44 overweight children ages 8 to 11 years old and found that those with higher body mass indexes had less compliant arteries.
"It basically shows that the roots of the disease that may cause a heart attack at 40 or 50 or 60 years old are already growing in a child," Dr. Davis said. "It turns out that fat tissue is an organ, rather than just a silent mass. It is an active organ, secreting inflammatory factors and so forth."
The study was presented at the Society of Behavioral Medicine meeting.
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