Overweight kids may develop heart complications: Study
Overweight kids and heart complications: According to a new study by the University of Georgia, obesity could affect badly on children's cardiovascular systems both now and down the line. The research has been published in the 'Pediatric Obesity Journal'.
The study measured abdominal visceral fat levels and arterial stiffness in more than 600 children, adolescents and young adults. Visceral fat is the fat found in the abdomen that infiltrates vital organs. Arterial stiffness forces the cardiovascular system to work harder to pump blood throughout the body.
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The researchers found significantly higher levels of visceral fat and arterial stiffness in the overweight kids, suggesting that abdominal fat likely contributed to cardiovascular problems in kids.
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"The stiffer the artery, the faster blood is going to move through those blood vessels, and that can be detrimental and overstress our system," said Joseph Kindler, corresponding author of the study and an assistant professor of nutritional sciences in the College of Family and Consumer Sciences.
"As these issues build up, unfortunately, it's sort of this game of dominoes. You tip one over, and the rest of the systems start being overtaxed. That's when really pervasive health issues can occur," he added.
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