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Tracking of Serum Lipid Levels, Blood Pressure, and Body Mass Index from Childhood to Adulthood: The Cardiovascular Risk in Young Finns Study.

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In this article, the authors examined tracking and predictiveness of childhood lipid levels, blood pressure, and body mass index for risk profile in adulthood and the best age to measure the childhood risk factor levels.
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This article is published in The Journal of Pediatrics.The article was published on 2011-10-01. It has received 430 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Middle age & Body mass index.

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Cardiovascular disease risk in healthy children and its association with body mass index: systematic review and meta-analysis.

TL;DR: Having a body mass index outside the normal range significantly worsens risk parameters for cardiovascular disease in school aged children and could be larger than previously thought.
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Simulation of Growth Trajectories of Childhood Obesity into Adulthood

TL;DR: A simulation model to estimate the risk of adult obesity at the age of 35 years for the current population of children in the United States showed early development of obesity predicted obesity in adulthood, especially for children who were severely obese.
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Establishing a standard definition for child overweight and obesity worldwide: international survey

TL;DR: The proposed cut off points, which are less arbitrary and more internationally based than current alternatives, should help to provide internationally comparable prevalence rates of overweight and obesity in children.
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