The literature has pointed out to the relationship between obesity in youth and premature death due to endogenous causes of cardiac/metabolic origin. It is therefore fundamental to know how and when the risk factors for CMD begin to affect vascular function and structure, and particularly, how to detect them early in order to enable the development of truly primary preventive strategies. This would make it possible to change the epidemiology of these chronic diseases, with consequent reduction in psychosocial and economic cost to the population and Health System, which is especially important in factor in developing countries. .
