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Published in Obesity and Diabetes Week, April 21st, 2008
A lack of physical activity and fitness as a child can lead to an increased risk of heart disease according to research published in the open access journal Dynamic Medicine. Robert McMurray and his team at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have shown for the first time that heart disease factors, known collectively as metabolic syndrome in teenagers are influenced by a child's level of fitness and physical activity. Evidence of metabolic syndrome includes diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol and obesity.
"Many metabolic syndrome factors develop at an early age, before adolescence," explained McMurray. "Being able to determine which youth are at...
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