By Armen Hareyan on August 2, 2005 - 11:47am 
for eMaxHealth
for eMaxHealthTeenager Health and Smoking
Teens, particularly overweight teens, who are exposed to tobacco smoke are at increased risk of the metabolic syndrome, according to a study published in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association.
The study is the first to discover a link between tobacco exposure and the metabolic syndrome in this age group.
The metabolic syndrome is a cluster of conditions that increase cardiovascular risk.
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