Obesity Can Hurt Kids' Hearts- October 29, 2007 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 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 highhttp://surgingwaves.blogspot.com/2007/10/obesity-can-hurt-kids-hearts.html |