Threat of heart damage seems to be aware of, especially for adolescents with overweight or obese body posture. A recent study indicated that obese adolescents could potentially damage the heart without showing any signs or symptoms. Obesity is one risk factor for heart disease, and previous studies have shown that obese adults have higher risk of heart disease.
In the latest study, researchers examined cardiac structure and function of 97 adolescents (32 of them were underweight, 33 others were overweight and 32 were obese adolescents) who don't have any symptoms of heart disease. The results showed that obesity in adolescents can cause damage to the heart through the heart muscle wall thickening and impaired cardiac function.
"Education about eat healthy food and exercise is needed in schools to prevent obesity and cardiovascular disease in young children," said lead author, Bajraktari Gani, associate professor of internal medicine and cardiology at the University of Pristina in Kosovo.
"This is an important step to prevent obesity and cardiovascular disease in adults," he added.
Further research is needed to determine whether heart damage in obese adolescents can be cured if they do the weight-loss efforts. The findings are scheduled to be presented at Heart Failure Congress in Belgrade, Serbia, in the annual meeting of the Heart Failure Association of the European Society of Cardiology.
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