Article In The Journal Of The American Society Of Hypertension Warns Heart Disease Set To Triple In Obese Teens

Kudos, fatsos. Yet another creative way to harm your kids.

"A recent paper published in the Journal of the American Society of Hypertension projected that the prevalence of premature coronary heart disease (CHD) in young adulthood will more than triple from five percent to 16 percent for currently obese adolescents when they reach 35 years of age. While lifestyle changes and appropriate medications are acknowledged as imperative, the author argues that ultimately, these conventional clinical tools are unlikely to adequately protect such children and young adults from premature death due to CHD and cardiovascular events such as heart attack or stroke.

Childhood obesity is a well-established epidemic in the U.S., with more than 17% of children falling into the obese category and even more categorized as overweight. Furthermore, 30% of obese adolescents have obesity associated with high blood pressure and frequently have other risk factors including components of the metabolic syndrome, which is a cluster of risk factors including dyslipidemia, impaired glucose tolerance and hyperinsulinemia, among others."

Predictably, rather than protect children from nutritionally abusive parents:

"The paper calls for additional clinical research to define disease pathways, improve detection and treatment methods and determine the most beneficial time points for intervention."

Not only will this never work, it is more pound of cure, than ounce of prevention.

It is insane.

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