Children as young as three could be at an increased risk of heart disease because of their weight, a new study has shown.
Dr David Haslam, chair of the National Obesity Forum, said research carried out in the US has provided a link between childhood obesity and the onset of cardiovascular complaints in people as they get older.
He commented: "There needs to be more changes, particularly in the management of kids who are already obese. It's all very well preventing obesity but there is already an epidemic."
According to a study recently published in the journal Pediatrics entitled Multiple Markers of Inflammation and Weight Status, multiple inflammatory markers are strongly and positively associated with increasing weight in children and this relationship starts as young as three years old.
Furthermore, the study noted this could have a long-term impact on a child's health as they grow.
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