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prince vlad · 09-27-04, 08:22 PM

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Obese children as young as 7 already have the beginnings of artery disease, Italian and U.S. researchers reported on Monday.

They found signs that the carotid arteries of 100 obese children were already becoming thick and stiff, as well as indications that the children may have a higher risk of diabetes.

"You can see vascular changes already this early in really obese children," said Dr. Maurizio Trevisan of the University at Buffalo in New York, who led the study.

"We know that obesity in childhood increases the risk of atherosclerosis and death in adulthood," he added. "It is important for parents of obese children to help their children control their weight and get early treatment for these obesity-associated risk factors."

Trevisan, Dr. Archangelo Iannuzzi of Cava de' Tirreni Hospital in Salerno, Italy, and colleagues report their findings in the October issue of Diabetes Care.

For their study they screened 100 children aged 6 to 14 brought to a clinic in Naples because they were overweight. They compared those children to 47 of normal weight.

On average the obese children had higher insulin resistance -- a measure of tendency to diabetes -- than children of normal weight.

They also had higher blood pressure and cholesterol. For instance, the obese children had an average blood pressure of 120/76 while the normal weight children had an average pressure of 98/65.

Importantly, ultrasound scans showed the obese children had thicker and stiffer carotid arteries, the researchers said. The carotid arteries carry blood to the head.

"In adults, arterial thickening has been shown to be a precursor

prince vlad · 09-27-04, 08:24 PM

POor little fat kids.

Ash · 09-27-04, 08:38 PM

It's a good thing I don't feed my kid garbage.

prince vlad · 09-27-04, 08:40 PM

that is a good thing. I just really can not understand how a child at that young of an age becomes so fat. Actually, i guess the parents tranfer their bad eating habits onto the young child. Its really sad

09-27-04, 08:22 PM	#1 (permalink)
prince vlad Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: ft worth Posts: 2,206	obese children just received more bad news WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Obese children as young as 7 already have the beginnings of artery disease, Italian and U.S. researchers reported on Monday. They found signs that the carotid arteries of 100 obese children were already becoming thick and stiff, as well as indications that the children may have a higher risk of diabetes. "You can see vascular changes already this early in really obese children," said Dr. Maurizio Trevisan of the University at Buffalo in New York, who led the study. "We know that obesity in childhood increases the risk of atherosclerosis and death in adulthood," he added. "It is important for parents of obese children to help their children control their weight and get early treatment for these obesity-associated risk factors." Trevisan, Dr. Archangelo Iannuzzi of Cava de' Tirreni Hospital in Salerno, Italy, and colleagues report their findings in the October issue of Diabetes Care. For their study they screened 100 children aged 6 to 14 brought to a clinic in Naples because they were overweight. They compared those children to 47 of normal weight. On average the obese children had higher insulin resistance -- a measure of tendency to diabetes -- than children of normal weight. They also had higher blood pressure and cholesterol. For instance, the obese children had an average blood pressure of 120/76 while the normal weight children had an average pressure of 98/65. Importantly, ultrasound scans showed the obese children had thicker and stiffer carotid arteries, the researchers said. The carotid arteries carry blood to the head. "In adults, arterial thickening has been shown to be a precursor __________________ "a faith that does not perpetually expose itself to the possibility of unfaith is no faith but merely a convenience:" Martin Heidegger

09-27-04, 08:24 PM	#2 (permalink)
prince vlad Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: ft worth Posts: 2,206	POor little fat kids. __________________ "a faith that does not perpetually expose itself to the possibility of unfaith is no faith but merely a convenience:" Martin Heidegger

09-27-04, 08:38 PM	#3 (permalink)
Ash Was up above it. Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: L.A., New York, Chicago, Boston, Seattle, Forney Posts: 27,057	It's a good thing I don't feed my kid garbage. __________________ My milk snake brings all the girls to the yard.

09-27-04, 08:40 PM	#4 (permalink)
prince vlad Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: ft worth Posts: 2,206	that is a good thing. I just really can not understand how a child at that young of an age becomes so fat. Actually, i guess the parents tranfer their bad eating habits onto the young child. Its really sad __________________ "a faith that does not perpetually expose itself to the possibility of unfaith is no faith but merely a convenience:" Martin Heidegger

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