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Article: Metabolic syndrome has lifelong consequences: children with the disorder are significantly more likely to develop CVD and diabetes before age 50.(Metabolic Disorders)
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- Family Practice News
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- January 15, 2006
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DALLAS -- Children who meet criteria for metabolic syndrome are nearly nine-fold more likely to develop cardiovascular disease before age 50, John A. Morrison, Ph.D., said at the annual scientific sessions of the American Heart Association.
They are also greater than threefold more likely to develop diabetes mellitus prior to age 50 than individuals who did not meet criteria for metabolic syndrome as children, added Dr. Morrison, professor of pediatrics at the University of Cincinnati and a researcher at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center.
Although metabolic syndrome in adults is known to at least double the risk of cardiovascular disease and ...