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Childhood Obesity Linked to Heart Risk

Posted on Mar 1, 2010

New study in the Journal of Pediatrics reports that obesity-related diseases may start earlier than previously believed. Nearly 30% of obese 3-to-5-year-olds had elevated blood levels of C-reactive protein—a widely studied marker for inflammation—compared with 17% of healthy-weight kids of the same age. The disparities widened as children aged.  Check out additional insight in this Wall Street Journal story.