Puberty a gateway to heart disease for Canada's teens - Heart and Stroke Foundation of ... - 0 views
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One in five young teens has high blood pressure. Elevated cholesterol levels increasing at alarming rate.
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A seven-year ongoing study examining more than 20,000 Canadian grade 9 students shows most already have at least one major risk factor for heart disease and stroke, Dr. Brian McCrindle told the Canadian Cardiovascular Congress 2009, co-hosted by the Heart and Stroke Foundation and the Canadian Cardiovascular Society
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They are at risk of developing long-term health effects such as premature heart disease and type 2 diabetes.”
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The teens’ elevated cholesterol rates had the greatest increase, accelerating from nine to 16 per cent in six years. “An increase of this magnitude in this age group is astonishing,” says Dr. Abramson. “These risk factor levels will continue to increase and track into adulthood unless we do something now. These children are in grave danger.”
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Over 50 per cent of Canadian children between the ages of five and 17 aren’t active enough to support optimal health and development – and over a quarter of our children and youth are overweight or obese.”
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They don’t do any better on the nutrition front: only half get the daily recommended amount of fruit and vegetables.