Children 9-12 years old with a high body mass index are more likely to have high blood pressure, high cholesterol and insulin levels in the blood - all risk factors for premature cardiovascular disease.

It is well known that obesity in childhood or adolescence is associated with a high risk of cardiovascular disease in later life.

However, the pediatricians at Bristol University (England) first established a relationship between body mass index (BMI), waist circumference and fat mass at the age of 9-12 years, and risk factors for heart disease at the age of 15-16.

The survey involved more than 5 thousand. Children. When the children were 15-16 years old, the doctors checked their blood pressure, cholesterol, glucose and insulin levels in the blood. It was recorded that the overweight / precisely in the presence of an overestimated BMI / in childhood leads to an increase in risk factors for cardiac disorders to adolescence.

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