The current issue of Pediatrics reports that children (ages 4-17 years old) who live in rural Canada exhibited a strong relationship between being overweight and obese and high blood pressure.  The authors recommended further studies on whether improved diet, physical activity and environment would decrease the higher rates of blood pressure. 

Reference:  Salvadori, Marina, Sontrop, Jessica M., Garg, Amit X., Truong, Jennifer, Suri, Rita S., Mahmud, Farid H., Macnab, Jennifer J., Clark, William F.

Elevated Blood Pressure in Relation to Overweight and Obesity Among Children in a Rural Canadian Community

Pediatrics 2008 122: e821-e827

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