Friday, November 2, 2007

Obesity Common In Children With Heart Disease (Science Daily)

Obesity is common in children with congenital and acquired heart disease, a population already at increased risk of a shortened life expectancy. While the 25 percent prevalence of overweight and obesity is similar to the rate found in the general pediatric population, the researchers stress that health risks from obesity are added to the children's separate risks from their underlying heart ...

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[Source: Yahoo! News Search Results for heart disease]