Nearly six fold risk of hypertension is seen in obese youths, suggests a research in more than 22,000 young people from the PEP Family Heart Study presented at ESC Congress today by Professor Peter Schwandt from Germany. Professor Schwandt said: "The prevalence of hypertension and obesity in children and adolescents is continuing to rise in most high and middle-income countries. Because adiposity is considered a driving force for cardiovascular disease, we examined ...
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