The female hormone estrogen is known to offer protection for the heart, but obesity may be taking away that edge in adolescent girls. New research from the University of California at Merced finds that although obesity does not help teens of either gender, it has a greater impact on girls' blood pressure than it does on boys'.Hold the parents and the enablers accountable.
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Friday, October 21, 2011
Gender Differences in Blood Pressure Appears as Early as Adolescence, With Girls Faring Worse
Another consequence of nutritional child abuse.
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