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Obesity
Research data from St. James's Hospital update understanding of obesity in children
December 2nd, 2008
Fresh data on obesity are presented in the report 'Elevated blood pressure in overweight and obese Irish children.' According to a study from Hospital, Ireland, "The Irish childhood obesity epidemic, one of the highest ranking internationally, represents a major threat to public health. We sought to perform a retrospective observational study of a clinic based cohort of obese Irish children." "Clinical data relating to gender, age, height, weight, body mass index and blood pressure were analysed, from 206 children referred to a paediatric endocrine referral centre over a 15-year period for assessment of obesity. Younger patients tended to have a higher standardised body...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2008-12-02)
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