Obesity raises MS risk in girls 4X
Posted: Sat Jun 22, 2013 6:54 am
Extremely obese girls have 4x the risk of developing MS.
It is essential that researchers look at the connection of cardiovascular health, endothelial function and MS.
Obviously, it is not just obese girls developing MS...Jeff was a fit man. But this is another sign pointing to the link between the heart and the brain. And it's something we can control.
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It is essential that researchers look at the connection of cardiovascular health, endothelial function and MS.
http://thechart.blogs.cnn.com/2013/01/3 ... udy-finds/"The overall message is that there are an increasing number of diseases associated with obesity and particularly early obesity and that it's an important risk factor to try to mitigate. It is something you can do something about," Chitnis says.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, over the last 30 years childhood obesity has doubled in children and tripled in teenagers. In 2010, more than a third of all children and teens were overweight or obese.
At Children's Hospital of Alabama, pediatric neurologist Dr. Jayne Ness has seen more than 100 pediatric MS patients, predominantly girls, whose average age at onset is 13. Ness told CNN she has noticed a rise in obesity in their MS patients, kids who at the time of diagnosis are obese.
Obviously, it is not just obese girls developing MS...Jeff was a fit man. But this is another sign pointing to the link between the heart and the brain. And it's something we can control.
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