{"id":4578,"date":"2020-05-04T20:25:46","date_gmt":"2020-05-04T20:25:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hancockhealth.org\/?p=4578"},"modified":"2020-05-04T20:25:46","modified_gmt":"2020-05-04T20:25:46","slug":"heart-health-is-important-for-kiddos-too-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hancockhealth.org\/zh\/2020\/05\/heart-health-is-important-for-kiddos-too-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Heart Health Is Important for Kiddos, Too"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Heart Health Is Important for Kiddos, Too<\/h1>\n\n
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Kids\nhave it made: No bills to pay, no responsibilities to stress over, and a whole\nbunch of carefree play time. Small wonder heart disease affects only about one\nin 100 children\u2014and typically, it\u2019s something they\u2019re born with. <\/p>\n<\/div>

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None\nof this means that the lifestyle factors<\/a> tied in with later heart\ndisease\u2014obesity, lack of physical activity, poor diet, high blood pressure, and\nso on\u2014are issues to think about only after a person finds herself firmly on the\nground of adulthood. There\u2019s no switch that flips at age 18 to put a person at\nrisk, and the habits learned in childhood tend to maintain later in life. <\/p>\n<\/div>

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In\nother words? While heart disease can look like a distant concern for kids,\ninstilling the healthy practices that stave it off are important. <\/p>\n<\/div>

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\u201cWe\nknow that childhood obesity is an indicator for adult obesity and obesity is\nthe major risk factor for heart disease. So, habits that we develop in our\nchildren early on, like eating good foods, not eating junk food, and regular\nexercise\u2014those are likely to extend into adulthood,\u201d said Dr. Meg Fitzsimmons,\nof Hancock Family Medicine.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Arteries\ndon\u2019t become blocked overnight, and it isn\u2019t just adult arteries that are\nsusceptible to the plaque that builds up to cause dangerous issues within the\nheart. The advice your doctor likely has given you is just as applicable to\nyour kids: Healthy diet and exercise are the best measures for keeping your\nheart healthy and your arteries clear. <\/p>\n<\/div>

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Kids\nhave those enviable metabolisms. It may seem like the juice boxes and cupcakes they\nregularly snack on have no ill effect on their health just because the calories\ndon\u2019t immediately show up in their middles like they do in later life. <\/p>\n<\/div>

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Just\nbecause you can\u2019t see the toll an unhealthy diet takes doesn\u2019t mean the body\nisn\u2019t absorbing some tough challenges. What you do while your kids are young\nlays the foundation for their later health. No pressure, right? But you benefit,\nas well, when you model a plant-heavy, well-rounded diet and regular exercise. <\/p>\n<\/div>

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Easy ways to give kids a healthy start<\/h4>\n<\/div>
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Stanford\nChildren\u2019s Health provides a thorough overview of children\u2019s\nheart health<\/a>,\nincluding the following tips to get you started: <\/p>\n<\/div>

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