Obesity Can Send Kids’ Blood Pressure Soaring, HealthPartners Institute for Education and Research Study Reveals

FRIDAY, Feb. 19, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- Children and teens who become or stay obese may quickly face up to three times the risk of developing high blood pressure compared to their slimmer peers, a new study says.

These findings are of particular concern because the high blood pressure in kids who went from overweight to obese, or those who stayed obese, developed in a short time -- the study only lasted three years.

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