As the prevalence of obesity in adults and youth continues at historically high rates, so does
the occurrence of obesity-related comorbidities. Many chronic diseases that were once …

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 …

Objective. To identify the degree of association between anthropometric indices and
components of metabolic syndrome (MS) and to determine optimal cut‐off points of these …

This study aimed to compare the use of the bioelectrical impedance device (BIA) seca®
mBCA 515 using dual X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) as a reference method, for body …

Background It is not clear which is the best anthropometric indicator to predict metabolic
syndrome (MetS) in adolescents. Our objective was to identify the predictive power, with …

Abstract Background Metabolic Syndrome (MS) is prevalant in China, especially according
to the pediatric obesity group. Based on the MS-CHN2012 definition for Chinese children …

Background and Aims Computed tomography, which uses ionizing radiation and expensive
software packages for analysis of scans, can be used to quantify abdominal fat. The …

Both waist circumference (WC) and waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) have been proposed as
predictors of metabolic syndrome (MetS) in adolescents, but no consensus has been …

Although research published during the past year suggests the prevalence of childhood
obesity in the USA may have plateaued, it remains unacceptably high and places large …

Most of the complications of juvenile obesity are due to metabolic disturbances induced by
an excessive accumulation of fat which leads to chronic diseases like type 2 diabetes …