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Overweight and obese kids likely to have similar heart disease conditions
Publicado em 22 maio 2019
Overweight and obese adolescents have similar increased risks of developing heart disorders, say researchers.
“Until recently, overweight in adolescence wasn’t considered as important a risk as obesity for the development of cardiovascular disease. We found the risks to be similar in both cases,” said study lead author Vitor Engracia Valenti, Professor at Sao Paulo State University in Brazil.
The study involved a small group of adolescents, aged between 10 and 17. The [...]