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Imp: READ: Teenagers in 2012 At Increased Risk For Heart Disease

According to recent data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey study, (NHANES)(http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nhanes.htm), teenagers growing up today may be at increased risk for heart disease, mainly as the result of excess weight gain which can predispose them to development of metabolic syndrome, which is characterized by central obesity, elevated blood sugar, elevated ...

U.S. teens heading for heart trouble

Many American teenagers, including some with a normal, healthy weight, already have one or more risk factors for heart disease, researchers say.

"Pre-diabetes," diabetes rising among U.S. teens

By Amy Norton NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The percentage of U.S. teenagers with "pre-diabetes" or full-blown type 2 diabetes has more than doubled in recent years -- though obesity and other heart risk factors have held steady, government researchers reported Monday. The good news, the researchers say, is that teen obesity rates leveled off between 1999 and 2008 -- hovering between 18 percent ...

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U.S. Teens Heading for Heart Trouble: Study

MONDAY, May 21 (HealthDay News) -- Many American teenagers, including some with a normal, healthy weight, already have one or more risk factors for heart disease, researchers say.