domingo, 16 de diciembre de 2007

Adolescencia, Obesidad y riesgo CV

Adolescent Overweight and Future Adult Coronary Heart Disease
Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo, Ph.D., M.D., Pamela Coxson, Ph.D., Mark J. Pletcher, M.D., M.P.H., James Lightwood, Ph.D., and Lee Goldman, M.D., M.P.H.

Although projections 25 or more years into the future are subject to innumerable uncertainties, extrapolation from current data suggests that adolescent overweight will increase rates of CHD among future young and middle-aged adults, resulting in substantial morbidity and mortality.

NEJM, Volume 357:2371-2379, December 6, 2007. Number 23
http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/full/357/23/2371?query=TOC