Open AccessChildhood Body-Mass Index and the Risk of Coronary Heart Disease in Adulthood
Author(s) -
Jennifer L. Baker,
Lina W. Olsen,
Thorkild I. A. Sörensen
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
new england journal of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 19.889
H-Index - 1030
eISSN - 1533-4406
pISSN - 0028-4793
DOI - 10.1056/nejmoa072515
Subject(s) - medicine , body mass index , overweight , obesity , coronary heart disease , childhood obesity , pediatrics , cardiology
The worldwide epidemic of childhood obesity is progressing at an alarming rate. Risk factors for coronary heart disease (CHD) are already identifiable in overweight children. The severity of the long-term effects of excess childhood weight on CHD, however, remains unknown.
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