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Metabolic
Syndrome Common in Teens
(NY, Reuters Health, 10/12/04)
Dr. Nader Rifai of Children's Hospital in Boston, and team,
reviewed data collected between 1988 and 1994 on about 2000
youngsters, 12 to 19 years old, who participants in the Third
National Health and Nutritional Survey. The researchers found
that nearly a third of overweight teenagers had metabolic
syndrome, as identified by exhibiting at least three of the
following five factors: “high triglycerides, low levels of HDL
"good " cholesterol, high blood sugar levels, a big waist
circumference and high blood pressure.”
(Circulation, October 19, 2004) |
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