Alert on overweight children as obese show signs of heart disease at 15 | Mail Online

Fat children are showing signs of heart disease at the age of 15, researchers warn.

A study has revealed that being overweight throughout adolescence sows the seeds of ill-health for decades to come.

It is the first to investigate the link between body mass index (BMI), waist size and fat mass of pre-teen children and subsequent heart risk factors in late adolescence.

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