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Study: Obese children have arteries of older adults

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Posted on October 23, 2009 at 12:13 PM

Doctors have long been concerned about obese children, but now it turns out obesity may be even more dangerous than we thought. A new study shows obese children can have arteries that look like those of someone much older - findings that surprise even some doctors. KING 5's Jean Enersen reports.

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