Studies recently published in the New England Journal of Medicine underscore how increasing incidence of obesity in children these days could lead to their acquiring cardiac problems later on in life. It is estimated that by the time today’s teens reach middle age, the chances of their suffering from heart diseases could be 16 per cent more and this will happen crucially because of being overweight.  

This is the conclusion of two separate studies - one conducted by Danish and another by US researchers. Infact, the Danish study traces a link between overweightedness in even younger kids (with greater emphasis on boys) and adult heart disease problem. Some doctors have commented that it could also very well be the case that the two study reports are underrating the future health effects of childhood obesity.

 

The doctors explained that they had just not had a generation until now, which was so overweight so early in life. The two research studies further claim that the more obese a child is between the age bracket seven and 13, the greater is the danger of their developing heart diseases during adult life. And that this finding applies more to boys and grew with the passing of age.

 

For instance, an average 13 year-old boy faced a 12 per cent risk of having heart ailment later. Whereas incase of same aged boy but only heavier by 25 pounds, the percentage risk escalated to 16. Both findings, thus, conclude that children all over the globe are becoming unnaturally heavy in recent times and they stand at a greater risk of acquiring heart diseases in adulthood.