Cardiovascular Disease Chance High Among Obese Teens
by Dr Jayashree on May 14, 2021 at 7:10 PM
Childhood obesity increases the likelihood of metabolic disorders and cardiovascular diseases in adulthood. But the importance of considering differences between the sexes is ignored.
In order to address this concern, scientists affiliated with the University of São Paulo s Biomedical Sciences Institute (ICB-USP) and the Medical School of Santa Casa de Misericórdia de São Paulo (FCM-SCMSP) conducted a study with 92 adolescents in Brazil and issued in the journal
Frontiers in Nutrition. bad cholesterol ,, while decreased level of HDL, good cholesterol seen in obese girls. whereas, obese boys displayed no significant differences in lipid profile.
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By Karina Ninni | Agência FAPESP – A study of 92 adolescents conducted in Brazil suggests girls are more likely than boys to develop metabolic alterations associated with obesity, such as high blood pressure and excessive blood levels of cholesterol and triglycerides (dyslipidemia).
The study was conducted with FAPESP’s support by scientists affiliated with the University of São Paulo’s Biomedical Sciences Institute (ICB-USP) and the Medical School of Santa Casa de Misericórdia de São Paulo (FCM-SCMSP). The findings are reported in an
article in the journal
Frontiers in Nutrition.
According to the authors, the obese girls displayed a pattern of lipid profile alterations not seen in girls without obesity and a higher propensity to develop cardiovascular disease in adulthood. “We found that girls have a much greater tendency to undergo the alterations typical of obesity, such as elevated blood pressure and dyslipidemia. In our study, they had augmented lev