Obesity is characterized by the accumulation of an excessive amount of fat mass (FM) in the
adipose tissue, subcutaneous, or inside certain organs. The risk does not lie so much in the …

The prevalence of obesity in children and adolescents worldwide has quadrupled since
1975 and is a key predictor of obesity later in life. Previous work has consistently observed …

Introduction Sensory factors may play an important role in the determination of appetite and
food choices. Also, some adipokines may alter or predict the perception and pleasantness of …

Background and aims Childhood hypertension is a constantly increasing health problem.
Data regarding its prevalence and particularly the prevalence of its phenotypes in the Greek …

Background Obesity in adulthood is associated with decreased leucocyte telomere length
(LTL), which is associated with cardiovascular disease and diabetes mellitus type 2. The aim …

Rationale: Obesity has been implicated as a pathogenic factor in asthma, but the underlying
role of general and organ fat is unclear. Objectives: We hypothesized that organ fat, rather …

This study aimed to investigate the associations between adiposity, muscular fitness (MF),
diet, sun exposure, and physical activity profiles as surrogate measures with bone health …

The objective of the present study is to investigate the relationships between body
composition, nutritional profile, muscular fitness (MF) and bone health in a sample of …

Objective This study aims to observe the correlation between the visceral fat/subcutaneous
fat area ratio (VSR) and peripheral blood monocyte/high-density lipoprotein ratio (MHR) in …

Abstract Background Metabolic syndrome (MetS) occurs in a proportion of overweight and
obese children and increases their future risk of serious health complications, even in …