Childhood obesity linked to increased risk of adult cardiovascular and metabolic disorders

Friday, November 19, 2010 - 12:31 in Health & Medicine

Mounting evidence linking childhood obesity to an increasing risk of obesity, heart disease, type 2 diabetes, and other cardiovascular and metabolic disorders in adulthood is clearly presented in a comprehensive review article in the current issue of Childhood Obesity, published by Mary Ann Liebert, Inc.

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