Heart disease risk established at early age

The earlier in life children reach their lowest body mass index (BMI) signals potential heart disease risk factors and may become evident as early as age 7, researchers reported at the American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions 2007. Researchers studied "BMI rebound age" — the age at which BMI reaches its lowest point before increasing through later childhood, adolescence and adulthood. The new study, one of the first of its kind, investigated BMI rebound age in 308 children, 158 boys and 150 girls, beginning at age 3 and looked at adverse cardiovascular risk effects at age 7. "Obesity is a problem that develops early in childhood and has adverse cardiovascular consequences early in...

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