A new study revealed that central obesity (which indicates the accumulation of fat in the abdominal area) during childhood may increase the risk of cardiovascular disease and metabolic diseases at the age of ten. Early detection of weight gain and obesity in children is very important in order to take measures that may prevent severe health consequences in the long run.
The study was conducted by researchers from the University of Copenhagen in Denmark and its results were presented at the European Conference on Obesity, in Malaga, Spain, which was held on 11-14 May this year, and the Yurrick Alert website was written about.
The study revealed that children with a gradual increase in central obesity since birth were more likely to show early signs of the risk of cardiovascular and metabolic diseases by the age of ten. This included high blood pressure, high levels of vital indicators associated with perfect inflammation and metabolic imbalance, such as “triglycerides”, insulin resistance, “glycoprotein acetyls”, which is a vital sign related to inflammation, and “interactive and high -allergic c (High-Sensitivity C-Eactive Protein) is one of the signs of inflammation.
“With the rapid rise in children’s obesity rates around the world, it is important to understand how central obesity during childhood is linked to the early signs of metabolism, including high blood pressure and the vibrant indicators related to cardiovascular diseases,” said Dr. David Horner, a study researcher from Copenhagen University in Denmark.
Obesity in childhood and adolescence is associated with cardiovascular disease, metabolic diseases, neurological diseases, musculoskeletal diseases, and early death in adulthood.
The most dangerous factor
The accumulation of fat in the abdominal area represents a greater risk factor for cardiovascular and metabolic diseases from the BMI alone (BMI) (which is measured by dividing the weight by the square of length). The waist ratio to length (dividing the waist circumference by length) is an indication of central obesity and a major indication of metabolic cardiovascular health.
To explore how the increase in the waist rate to length during childhood can help predict the risks of cardiovascular and heart metabolism by the age of ten, the researchers analyzed the data of more than 700 children registered in Copenhagen’s studies on asthma.
The children were followed up on 14 regular visits from one week of age until the age of 10. The risk of heart disease and metabolism in children (modified by age and sex) was extracted by studying high -density oily protein cholesterol (so -called “good cholesterol”), triglycerides, glucose, blood pressure and insulin resistance.
The study showed that the amount of abdominal fat in the child at the age of ten is more important than how to worsen it. In other words, the amount of central fats of that age, and not necessarily the pattern of the increase over time, plays the biggest role in determining the risk of heart disease and metabolism at the age of 10 years.
The authors note that this study is based on observation, that is, it shows a strong correlation, but it does not definitely prove that the patterns of central obesity in childhood increases the risk of metabolic cardiovascular disease by the age of ten.