Adolescent obesity linked to early mortality from cardiovascular diseases: Even BMIs in normal range associated with increased cardiovascular risk -- ScienceDaily quoting : sciencedaily

Obesity, the most common nutritional disorder in industrialized countries, is associated with an increased mortality and morbidity of cardiovascular disease. "Additional studies are needed to confirm these results in order to re-visit the currently accepted BMI range in adolescents." Between 1981 and 2011, 32,137 deaths were recorded of which 800 were attributed to non-coronary, non-stroke cardiovascular deaths, whereas 3,178 deaths were attributed to cardiovascular mortality in total. This study specifically looked at adolescent BMI and death attributed to cardiovascular diseases other than CHD and stroke. While there is solid evidence that adolescent overweight and obesity are associated with coronary heart disease (CHD) and stroke, less is known about the association between body mass index (BMI) and rarer cardiovascular diseases.




"There is an urgency to find solutions for childhood Obesity that will reach populations that need it most. However, obesity prevalence is two to three times higher in children from low-income families compared to higher-income counterparts. Solutions that can be scaled-up are urgently needed to prevent obesity in young children at highest risk." The study -- one of a trio of studies published in Obesity -- was designed to test a childhood obesity-prevention program known as the Massachusetts Childhood Obesity Research Demonstration (MA-CORD) initiative among families in low-income communities, where high obesity rates persist. "Because obesity disproportionately affects lower-income families, incorporating WIC providers and community systems into multi-sector obesity prevention efforts could yield high results at a national level."

More playtime with dad linked to lower obesity risk for young kids: study

NEW YORK: Fathers who get more involved in raising their children may be helping to lower their kids' risk of obesity, a U.S. study suggests. The study wasn't a controlled experiment designed to prove whether or how fathers' involvement with kids directly impacts children's' odds of obesity. Even though some fathers got more involved in decision-making during the study, this didn't appear to influence kids' odds of obesity. "When fathers take children outside to play, they both experience the benefits of physical activity, which reduces the risk of obesity," Morgan said by email. Fathers' involvement in playtime may have many benefits for kids, noted Philip Morgan, a researcher at the University of Newcastle in Australia who wasn't involved in the study.


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