Obesity can increase the risk of cardiovascular disease at a young age

Physicians are studying the effects of increased BMI in young people
Obesity and obesity often lead to health problems. Researchers have now found that an increased body mass index (BMI) can contribute to the development of cardiovascular disease at a young age. Young people over the age of 17 are more likely to have problems with their cardiovascular health if they are overweight.

The researchers from the University of Bristol found in their study that there is a link between increased BMI and the development of cardiovascular disease. The physicians published the results of their study in the journal "Alpha Galileo".

There is an association between childhood obesity and obesity and the development of cardiovascular disease. For this reason, doctors advise that obesity should be tackled at a young age. (Image: kwanchaichaiudom / fotolia.com)

Experts analyze the data of more than 14,000 parents and children
The results of the current study were presented at the Conference of the European Society of Human Genetics. For their study, the experts used the statistics from the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC). This study is a world-leading birth cohort study that began in the early 1990s involving more than 14,000 pregnant mothers and their partners and children. The scientists discovered that the cardiovascular threat increased due to higher BMI levels and was expected to occur earlier in life.

Physicians determine frequent indicator of heart disease
The team was able to use the genomic information from the ALSPAC study to determine the relationship between higher blood pressure and the left ventricular mass index (LVMI) between the ages of 17 and 21 years. The thickening (hypertrophy) of the left ventricular wall in the heart means that the heart has to work harder to pump blood. This is a common indicator of various heart disease.

What effect does an increased BMI have on the performance of the heart?
The causal influence of the higher BMI on cardiac output, which was driven only by the blood volume of the left ventricle, could at least partially explain why the higher BMI has an effect on cardiac hypertrophy and blood pressure. calf.

For the first time, physicians have identified a risk to the heart of young people
The results of the scientific study support the efforts to prevent obesity at a young age, thus preventing the development of cardiovascular changes. For the first time, the current study has allowed such a connection to be observed in a group of young adults, explains Drs. Calf. Thus, an improved conclusion about the causation was possible.

Overweight and obesity should be combated already in the youth
While randomized controlled trials are very important for the elimination of cause and effect in disease, unfortunately, these studies are usually expensive, time-consuming and labor-intensive, says the author. Calf. Modern genomics, however, makes it possible to detect causality faster and more cheaply, and the availability of large amounts of genetic data means that previous limits of epidemiological surveillance studies can be overcome, the expert adds. We hope that the current study leads to increased efforts to combat obesity in early life, the researchers concluded. (As)