Researchers reveal impact of obesity on the heart’s anatomy for young children

Medical X-Press – Staff Writer

Researchers from the School of Biomedical Engineering & Imaging Sciences at King’s College London have for the first time revealed the impact of obesity on the heart’s anatomy for young children, specifically how the heart adapts to obesity and the extra demand it generates independently from other factors such as our natural growth and development. The results have the potential to aid the detection of individual future risks during adulthood.

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