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Childhood family environments impact midlife cardiovascular and cognitive health (opens in a new tab)

news-medical.net · 2026-09-30

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Claim 1 of 8Not checkedDoctoral dissertation research investigated how the family environment in childhood affects health in midlife.View evidenceHide evidence

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Claim 2 of 8Not checkedOnly children have a more unfavorable profile of risk factors for cardiovascular disease throughout their lives.View evidenceHide evidence

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Claim 3 of 8Not checkedExposure to parental smoking had a negative impact on cardiovascular health and cognitive performance even in middle age.View evidenceHide evidence

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Claim 4 of 8Not checkedThe research data came from the population-based Cardiovascular Risk in Young Finns Study, which followed participants from childhood for over 30 years.View evidenceHide evidence

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Claim 5 of 8Not checkedThe participants' health was assessed with cardiovascular risk factors, heart ultrasound, early signs of atherosclerosis, and standardized cognitive tests in middle age.View evidenceHide evidence

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Claim 6 of 8Not checkedExposure to parental smoking during childhood was linked to changes in heart structure and poorer cognitive performance in middle age, including weaker episodic memory, working memory, and learning.View evidenceHide evidence

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Claim 7 of 8Not checkedOnly children had a less favorable cardiovascular risk profile in childhood, including higher body mass index and lower physical activity, and later had higher rates of obesity and high blood pressure in adulthood.View evidenceHide evidence

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Claim 8 of 8Not checkedThe findings suggest protecting children from second-hand smoke and considering family structure to identify children at higher later-life health risk.View evidenceHide evidence

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M.672 Smoking and leptin in Finnish young adults. The cardiovascular risk in young Finns study

Atherosclerosis · 2004 · Crossref

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