"Even 'chunky' kids who aren't obviously overweight have changes in their heart and blood vessel function that could increase their risk of cardiovascular disease, a new study shows."These are not "chunky" kids.
They are fat, overweight ones who for reasons of political cowardice are called "at risk for overweight."
Here is how kids are classified: (link to source)
Note there is no "obese" for kids."Once you know your child's BMI, it can be plotted on a standard BMI chart. Your child will fall into one of 4 categories:
- Underweight: BMI below the 5th percentile
- Normal weight: BMI falls between the 5th and the 85th percentiles
- At risk for overweight: BMI between the 85th and 95th percentiles
- Overweight: BMI at or above 95th percentile"
That is so child abusing parents can feel real good about themselves.
"For nearly every parameter of cardiovascular health the researchers checked, from blood pressure to function of the left ventricle, the heart's main pumping chamber, the overweight white and black youth had worse scores than the healthy-weight youth, but better scores than the obese youth...Parents are the Number One child abusers and nutritional child abuse is the number one form of child abuse.
He and his colleagues conclude: 'Youths at risk of overweight, compared to healthy-weight youths, seem to have increased cardiovascular risks. Our data suggest that the status of at-risk of overweight already has clinical implications for youths.'"
Do something.
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