Obesity Can Hurt Kids' Hearts
A recent study shows that the obese children and those at risk for obesity show early signs of heart disease - which is a common phenomenon in obese adults.
The researchers used a new tissue Doppler imaging technique called "vector velocity imaging" to track the movement of the heart's muscular wall. Read More.
The study, by a team at Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, included 168 children ages 10 to 18. All of the children had undergone cardiac ultrasound to check on symptoms such as heart murmur, chest pain, acid reflux or high blood cholesterol. Of the children, 33 were obese, 20 were at risk for obesity, and 115 were normal weight.
The researchers used a new tissue Doppler imaging technique called "vector velocity imaging" to track the movement of the heart's muscular wall. Read More.
Labels: heart disease, kids health, obesity, weight loss
