Secondhand smoke exposure worse for toddlers, obese children

Wednesday, November 18, 2009 - 11:21 in Health & Medicine

Some children may suffer greater consequences of secondhand smoke exposure. In both toddlers and adolescents, obesity enhances the cardiovascular toxicities of secondhand smoke exposure. Toddlers had a four times greater risk of secondhand smoke exposure when compared to adolescents, despite having similar reported home exposures.

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