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Economic Status Tied to Blood Vessel Health in Kids

  • August 11, 2017

New research shows that children from low-income families and neighborhoods have thicker walls in their carotid arteries, Reuters reports. Carotid arteries provide blood to the brain. Although the condition can’t predict whether the children will have heart problems or strokes in the future, it does show that continued vigilance with exercise, healthy diet, not smoking and maintaining a healthy weight is vitally important. While the featured article didn’t mention it, many...