Saturday, November 3, 2007

Children With Heart Disease Often At Greater Risk Due To Obesity (Medical News Today)

Obesity is common in children with heart disease, a population already at increased risk of a shortened life expectancy.More than 25 percent of children with congenital and acquired heart disease are overweight or obese, say researchers from The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and Children's Hospital Boston in a study released in the current issue of Pediatrics. [click link for full article]

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