#Beatthebelly Heart health lost early in life - Health - CBC News
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Ideal heart health is being lost even before the teen years, a U.S. study suggests.
To reach that bleak forecast for cardiovascular health, researchers analyzed data for 5,547 Americans aged 12 to 19. Many of them had high blood sugar levels, were overweight or obese, didn't eat enough fruits or vegetables, failed to get enough physical activity and smoked — risk factors for heart disease and Type 2 diabetes, researchers found. About 35 per cent of boys and girls in the U.S. were overweight or obese, a new study suggests. IStock
"What was most alarming about the findings of this study is that zero children or adolescents surveyed met the criteria for ideal cardiovascular health," said lead author Christina Shay, an assistant professor of epidemiology at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center.
"These data indicate ideal cardiovascular health is being lost as early as, if not earlier than, the teenage years," she added in a release.
The research was presented at this week’s American Heart Association Scientific Sessions in Orlando.
More than 30 per cent of boys and more than 40 per cent of girls have elevated blood sugar, putting them at high risk for developing Type 2 diabetes, the researchers said.
Other findings included:
35 per cent of boys and girls were overweight or obese.
About 38 per cent of girls had an ideal physical activity level, compared to 52 per cent of boys.
65 per cent of girls met the ideal level for cholesterol levels, compared to 73 per cent of boys.
Almost 25 per cent of teens had smoked within the past month of being surveyed.
About 93 per cent of boys and girls had an ideal level of blood pressure.
Between 1981 and 2009, obesity rates roughly doubled across all age groups and tripled for youth 12 to 17, according to a joint report from the Canadian Institute for Health Information and the Public Health Agency of Canada.
It won't be easy to fix the problem of a sedentary society that eats processed food and gets less sleep than recommended, but it needs to be addressed, the researchers said.
The study has not been peer reviewed, an evaluation and critique by experts in the same field for quality before a study is published.
The study was funded by the U.S. National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute.
'via Blog this'
Exactly what i have been going on about for years - dmage is doe while we are young and from then on...
>>>
Ideal heart health is being lost even before the teen years, a U.S. study suggests.
To reach that bleak forecast for cardiovascular health, researchers analyzed data for 5,547 Americans aged 12 to 19. Many of them had high blood sugar levels, were overweight or obese, didn't eat enough fruits or vegetables, failed to get enough physical activity and smoked — risk factors for heart disease and Type 2 diabetes, researchers found. About 35 per cent of boys and girls in the U.S. were overweight or obese, a new study suggests. IStock
"What was most alarming about the findings of this study is that zero children or adolescents surveyed met the criteria for ideal cardiovascular health," said lead author Christina Shay, an assistant professor of epidemiology at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center.
"These data indicate ideal cardiovascular health is being lost as early as, if not earlier than, the teenage years," she added in a release.
The research was presented at this week’s American Heart Association Scientific Sessions in Orlando.
More than 30 per cent of boys and more than 40 per cent of girls have elevated blood sugar, putting them at high risk for developing Type 2 diabetes, the researchers said.
Other findings included:
35 per cent of boys and girls were overweight or obese.
About 38 per cent of girls had an ideal physical activity level, compared to 52 per cent of boys.
65 per cent of girls met the ideal level for cholesterol levels, compared to 73 per cent of boys.
Almost 25 per cent of teens had smoked within the past month of being surveyed.
About 93 per cent of boys and girls had an ideal level of blood pressure.
Between 1981 and 2009, obesity rates roughly doubled across all age groups and tripled for youth 12 to 17, according to a joint report from the Canadian Institute for Health Information and the Public Health Agency of Canada.
It won't be easy to fix the problem of a sedentary society that eats processed food and gets less sleep than recommended, but it needs to be addressed, the researchers said.
The study has not been peer reviewed, an evaluation and critique by experts in the same field for quality before a study is published.
The study was funded by the U.S. National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute.
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