Extremely obese children have 40 percent higher risk of reflux disease of esophagus
Friday, July 9, 2010 - 04:08
in Health & Medicine
Extremely obese children have a 40 percent higher risk of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and children who are moderately obese have a 30 percent higher risk of GERD compared to normal weight children, according to a Kaiser Permanente study published online in the International Journal of Pediatric Obesity.