People who have big families appear to be at increased risk of heart disease, research suggests. Two large British studies found that people who had two children were at the lowest risk of developing coronary heart disease (CHD), a private TV channel reported.
Those who had more than two children appeared to have a significantly increased risk - and the risk became larger for each additional child. And researchers found that with increasing numbers of children, both parents were more likely to be obese. Parents of large families tend to be poorer and also have less healthy lifestyles, Dr Debbie Lawlor. The risks were also higher for those people who had just one child, or who remained childless.
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