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Old September 28th 04, 01:02 AM
Roman Bystrianyk
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Default Arteries Already Stiff in Obese 7-Year-Olds - Study

http://www.healthsentinel.com/news.p...st_item&id=277

"Arteries Already Stiff in Obese 7-Year-Olds - Study", Reuters UK,
September 27, 2004,
Link: http://www.reuters.co.uk/newsArticle... section=news

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 of
arterial narrowing and to predict clinical coronary artery disease,"
said Trevisan.

An estimated 15 percent of U.S. children are overweight or obese and
children in many European countries are catching up.

The study shows that obesity acts quickly to damage the arteries of
children and that parents and doctors need to act quickly to protect
them, the researchers said.
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Old September 28th 04, 11:31 PM
Dr. Andrew B. Chung, MD/PhD
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Roman Bystrianyk wrote:

http://www.healthsentinel.com/news.p...st_item&id=277

"Arteries Already Stiff in Obese 7-Year-Olds - Study", Reuters UK,
September 27, 2004,
Link: http://www.reuters.co.uk/newsArticle... section=news

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 of
arterial narrowing and to predict clinical coronary artery disease,"
said Trevisan.

An estimated 15 percent of U.S. children are overweight or obese and
children in many European countries are catching up.

The study shows that obesity acts quickly to damage the arteries of
children and that parents and doctors need to act quickly to protect
them, the researchers said.


Now, just imagine what is happening in the arteries of obese adults who have metabolic syndrome
(MetS).


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