Obesity More Harmful to Teen Girls Than Teen Boys, University of California at Merced Study

Obesity has a greater impact on the blood pressure of teenage girls than on teenage boys, a US study has suggested.High blood pressure is a risk factor for heart disease and stroke in later life. The study of 1,700 teenagers, presented to the American Physiological Society conference, found girls had three times the risk of higher blood pressure.

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