Physically Fit Children Have Lower Plasma Fibrinogen – (09-11-00)

Physically Fit Children Have Lower Plasma Fibrinogen

Just another reason why activity is important at all ages. Remember that fibrinogen is being more and more recognized for its role in heart disease. This researcher hits the nail on the head with a sledgehammer as squarely as you possibly can with his last quote…

Am J Epidemiol 2000;152:212-218 There is an inverse relationship between plasma fibrinogen levels and physical fitness in children, according to findings from the Columbia University BioMarkers Study. As Dr. Shea explained, “The role of cardiovascular protective factors in childhood is not well known. We would like to understand it better because we would like to prevent the process of atherosclerosis rather than trying to reverse it later in life when it becomes clinically apparent.” “The dream,” he concluded, “is for real primary prevention of the atherosclerotic process itself, beginning in childhood.”