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Obese children and teenagers are up to six times more likely to suffer from high blood pressure, compared with those of healthy weight, a new study has found.
Experts said the “alarming” research showed millions of children were at risk from a “silent killer,” vastly increasing their chance of cardiac problems, and paving the way for heart attacks and strokes in adulthood.
The German study, presented at the European Society of Cardiology Congress, in Barcelona, examined 22,000 children and adolescents.
The findings emerged after doctors in the UK called for an emergency taskforce to be set up to tackle childhood obesity. The Royal College of GPs warned that an entire generation would be "destroyed" by a diet of junk food and sugary drinks unless urgent action is taken.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/1...-to-have-high-blood-pressure-study-finds.html
Experts said the “alarming” research showed millions of children were at risk from a “silent killer,” vastly increasing their chance of cardiac problems, and paving the way for heart attacks and strokes in adulthood.
The German study, presented at the European Society of Cardiology Congress, in Barcelona, examined 22,000 children and adolescents.
The findings emerged after doctors in the UK called for an emergency taskforce to be set up to tackle childhood obesity. The Royal College of GPs warned that an entire generation would be "destroyed" by a diet of junk food and sugary drinks unless urgent action is taken.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/1...-to-have-high-blood-pressure-study-finds.html