Kids Can Show Signs Of Heart Disease By Age 10 -- Here's How To Tell

Kids Can Show Signs Of Heart Disease By Age 10 -- Here's How To Tell

What if your toddler's chubby belly wasn't just "baby fat" that would disappear, but an early warning sign for serious health problems? A decade-long international study of nearly 700 children suggests that patterns of central obesity set in motion from birth can trigger metabolic dysfunction by elementary school age. The post Kids Can Show Signs Of Heart Disease By Age 10 — Here’s How To Tell appeared first on Study Finds.

This Simple Body Measure In Kids May Predict Heart Disease Risk By Age 10

A recent study suggests it is not just how much a child weighs, but where they carry that weight, that could signal their risk of heart disease as early as age 10.

Waist-to-Height Ratio Predicts Heart Risk at Age 10 Years – RamaOnHealthcare

MÁLAGA, Spain — Children with a gradually increasing waist-to-height ratio trajectory (a marker of central obesity) during the first decade of life show