A new study has found that abnormal levels of C-reactive protein (CRP) and two other inflammatory markers are associated with increasing weight in children, starting at a young age...Fat parents have fat kids.
"We found this is a remarkably consistent story, and it starts as young as age three, something that was surprising to us," senior author Dr Eliana M Perrin (University of North Carolina School of Medicine) told heartwire . "But whether this portends increased cardiac risk down the road, we don't know. We also don't know if the effects are cumulative or whether they are reversible with weight loss or lifestyle changes. More research is needed."
Perrin says although other studies have shown a link between abnormal CRP levels and obesity in children, this is, to her knowledge, the first to look at multiple inflammatory markers in children at such a young age and from a large representative US sample.
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"This should stimulate our efforts at prevention," she says. "It tells us there is reason to be concerned about overweight at a very young age. As we start to see this epidemic progress, we are starting to realize more and more the health effects of obesity at a young age, and not just what it portends for adult obesity."
Kudos, fatsos.
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