Overweight and obesity are an increasingly common problem, not only among the healthy
population, but also in adolescents with type 1 diabetes (T1DM). Excess body weight is …

The so-called epidemic of childhood obesity has increased the interest in the metabolic
syndrome (MS) due to the potential projection into adulthood. Prevalence of the MS in …

The prevalence of overweight and obesity is continuously increasing, both in the adult and
pediatric populations, posing a substantial challenge to public health. Understanding the …

BACKGROUND AND AIM: To date, research on the influence of environmental factors on
metabolic syndrome (MS) among youths is limited. This study was conducted to investigate …

The occurrence of metabolic syndrome (MetS) significantly affects the course of diabetes
mellitus (DM), resulting in deterioration of insulin sensitivity and metabolic control, as well as …

The prevalence of childhood obesity is increasing worldwide. Some obese children can go
on to develop metabolic syndrome (MetS), but exactly who among them remains to be …

The definition of metabolic syndrome (MetS) has undergone several changes over the years
due to the difficulty in establishing universal criteria for it. Underlying the disorders related to …

Abstract Introduction The Metabolic Syndrome (MetS) describes the clustering of cardio-
metabolic risk factors—including abdominal obesity, insulin resistance, elevated blood …

In the last decades the increasing rate of obesity in children and adolescents worldwide has
led to the onset in paediatric age of metabolic syndrome, a disease commonly associated to …

Metabolic syndrome defined as the joint manifestation on the same subject of several risk
factors (at least 3 in the majority of definitions) within the following parameters …