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A small but telling study from the Johns Hopkins Childrens Center reveals an ominous trend: more than expected, obesity shadows Baltimores homeless children and their caregivers, putting them at high risk for heart disease, stroke and type 2 diabetes, among other conditions. Not long ago, homeless people were undernourished. Our study shows the pendulum has swung the other way: Obesity might be the new form of malnutrition among the homeless, says lead author Kathleen Schwarz, M.D., a gastroenterologist at the Childrens Center. More disturbing, it appears that being both poor and homeless may increase ones obesity risk……..

Original post by Health news from medicineworld.org

A small but telling study from the Johns Hopkins Childrens Center reveals an ominous trend: more than expected, obesity shadows Baltimores homeless children and their caregivers, putting them at high risk for heart disease, stroke and type 2 diabetes, among other conditions. Not long ago, homeless people were undernourished. Our study shows the pendulum has swung the other way: Obesity might be the new form of malnutrition among the homeless, says lead author Kathleen Schwarz, M.D., a gastroenterologist at the Childrens Center. More disturbing, it appears that being both poor and homeless may increase ones obesity risk……..

Original post by Health news from medicineworld.org