Children with severe obesity may be at higher risk for heart disease and diabetes

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Public Release: 30-Sep-2015
Children with severe obesity may be at higher risk for heart disease and diabetes
University of North Carolina Health Care

A new study led by researchers in the UNC Department of Pediatrics finds a direct correlation between more severe forms of obesity in children and related risk factors for developing heart disease and diabetes--particularly in boys. The study will be published in the Oct. 1 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.

More than 3 million children in the United States who are severely obese may be at a higher risk of developing heart disease and diabetes than overweight children, according to a new study by researchers at the University of North Carolina and Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center. The study, to be published in the Oct. 1 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine, found that children with the more severe forms of obesity showed early signs of heart disease and diabetes, with the differences most notable in boys and young men.

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