Relationship of Childhood Obesity to Coronary Heart Disease Risk Factors in Adulthood: The Bogalusa Heart Study

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Authors

David S. Freedman · Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Laura Kettel Khan · Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

William H. Dietz · Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Sathanur R. Srinivasan · Tulane University

Abstract

Additional data are needed to assess the independent relationship of childhood weight status to CHD morbidity. Because normal-weight children who become obese adults have adverse risk factor levels and probably will be at increased risk for adult morbidity, our results emphasize the need for both primary and secondary prevention.

Topics & Keywords

Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet Birth, Development, and Health Obesity and Health Practices

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: PEDIATRICS

Volume 108, Issue 3, pp. 712-718

DOI: 10.1542/peds.108.3.712

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