Dylan Armajani: Run Past Your Goals and Find Yourself
'I Have 20 Times The Energy I Used To Have'
Nearly 1 in 10 teens may have metabolic syndrome
Posted on Jan 28th 2008 12:46PM by Mary KearlFiled Under: Diet & Weight Loss
We've known that childhood obesity has been on the rise for a while. And researchers are reporting new findings on the implications of the obesity epidemic on a regular basis. The most recent finding is quite disturbing: About nine percent of teens may have metabolic syndrome, and might be putting themselves at risk for heart disease and diabetes, according to recent research published by the University of Rochester Medical School. Obesity, diabetes, heart disease, and now metabolic syndrome -- all formerly the lot of the middle aged and aging -- are affecting children and adolescents.
Metabolic syndrome has been an established health risk for adults, but it wasn't until 2006 that the National Institutes of Health commissioned to define metabolic syndrome for children and adolescents.
The risk factors for children and teens has been defined as:
The U.S. cholesterol guidelines have defined the metabolic syndrome for adults who have a cluster of risk factors, including abdominal, hypertension (or high blood pressure), low HDL cholesterol (the "good" cholesterol), elevated triglycerides (excess triglycerides in plasma is called hypertriglyceridemia which has been linked to heart disease), and insulin resistance.
Any of these one health risks is a burden no child should have to deal with, but to be at risk for this cluster of health problems is what our children face if exercise and healthy eating aren't instilled.
There is good news: A brisk 30-minute walk most days of the week is enough to reverse metabolic syndrome, a new study suggests.
Metabolic syndrome has been an established health risk for adults, but it wasn't until 2006 that the National Institutes of Health commissioned to define metabolic syndrome for children and adolescents.
The risk factors for children and teens has been defined as:
- having a waist circumference at or above the 90th percentile for age and sex; blood pressure at or above the 90th percentile;
- a high triglyceride level at or above 110 mg/dL;
- a low HDL cholesterol level at or below 40 mg/dL; ]
- and an impaired glucose metabolism at or above 100 mg/dL.
The U.S. cholesterol guidelines have defined the metabolic syndrome for adults who have a cluster of risk factors, including abdominal, hypertension (or high blood pressure), low HDL cholesterol (the "good" cholesterol), elevated triglycerides (excess triglycerides in plasma is called hypertriglyceridemia which has been linked to heart disease), and insulin resistance.
Any of these one health risks is a burden no child should have to deal with, but to be at risk for this cluster of health problems is what our children face if exercise and healthy eating aren't instilled.
There is good news: A brisk 30-minute walk most days of the week is enough to reverse metabolic syndrome, a new study suggests.
