Obese children — already known to be at higher risk for heart disease and other ills in adulthood — may also experience more immediate problems, including asthma, learning disabilities and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, according to a new study.
«Childhood obesity not only has long-term impact in terms of future heart disease, diabetes and other problems that we have been hearing so many things about,» said study author Dr. Neal Halfon, director of the Center for Healthier Children, Families and Communities at the University of California, Los Angeles.
«It also has an immediate impa...
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