A large, prospective study tracking young men from age 17 well into their 30s, 40s, and beyond has found that body-mass index (BMI) in their teens was a significant predictor of both coronary artery disease and diabetes in later life. Strikingly, say the authors, BMI became predictive of later disease even at levels that would be considered normal or even low-normal by current cutoffs.Make it stop.
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Saturday, May 14, 2011
BMI in Teens Linked to Later Coronary Disease
Nutritional child abuse.
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