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Exercise Is Key To Reversing Obesity Risk In Children twice a month and were 80 percent successful in following the prescribed balanced diet. Twenty-two children in the diet - and exercise group continued training once a week; 19 stopped. At the end of the year, the children who continued exercising had significantly less thickening of the carotid wall and more improvements in body fat content and lipid measures. By the end of the year, the endothelium dependent dilation increased significantly in the initial exercise group (to 7.4 percent) and to 8.6 percent in those who kept exercising. "This highlights the importance of regular exercise in preventing obesity-related vascular dysfunction in children," Woo said. According to government surveys, 15.3 percent of children aged 6-11 in the United States are overweight or obese. Almost half of young people get no regular exercise, Woo said. "Adopting a healthy lifestyle in childhood is the most cost-effective and practical way to prevent heart disease in adults," Woo said.
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