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 …

Because of the limitation of body mass index (BMI) in distinguishing adipose mass from
muscle, the tri-ponderal mass index (TMI) has been proposed as a new indicator for better …

(1) Background. Visceral adiposity index (VAI) has been recently identified as a new
cardiometabolic risk marker reflecting abdominal fat distribution and dyslipidaemia. The aim …

Children with obesity tend to have lower level of physical activity compared to non-obese
peers. In fact, sedentary behaviors are prevalent in obese children causing difficulties to …

Currently, there is no consensus on the criteria for identifying metabolic syndrome in
children, as observed in the diversity of research developed. For this reason, a scoping …

Obesity is defined as a condition characterized by an excessive fat accumulation that has
negative health consequences. Pediatric obesity is associated with an increased risk for …

A body shape index (ABSI) is an abdominal obesity index developed based on
epidemiological statistics and designed to correlate minimally with body mass index (BMI) …

Background: Hypertension (HTN) is a well-established cardiovascular (CV) risk factor in
adults. The presence of HTN in children appears to predict its persistence into adulthood …

Objectives: Acute coronavirus disease 2019 infection has been shown to negatively affect
body composition among adult and malnourished or obesity children. Our aim is to …

Background: Metabolic syndrome (MS) is closely linked to obesity; however, not all
individuals with obesity will develop obesity-related complications and a metabolically …