Over the past 60 years there has been a dramatic increase in the prevalence of overweight
in children and adolescents, ranging from 4% in 1975 to 18% in 2016. Recent estimates …

Adiponectin (Ad) is a cytokine produced by adipocytes that acts on specific receptors of
several tissues through autocrine, paracrine, and endocrine signaling mechanisms. Ad is …

Background: In pediatric age the prevalence of obesity is high. Obese children who do not
have other risk factors than excess weight have been defined as “metabolically healthy …

BACKGROUND Obesity has been linked with abnormal nocturnal dipping of blood pressure
(BP) in adults, which in turn is associated with poor cardiovascular outcomes. There are few …

Resumen GONZALEZ-JIMENEZ, Emilio; MONTERO-ALONSO, Miguel Ángel y SCHMIDT-
RIO VALLE, Jacqueline. Estudio de la utilidad del índice de cintura-cadera como predictor …

Objective Fat content of adipocytes derived from infant umbilical cord mesenchymal stem
cells (MSCs) predicts adiposity in children through 4 to 6 years of age. This study tested the …

Aim The aim of this paper was to investigate the relationship between circulating 25‐
hydroxyvitamin D (25 (OH) D) and cardio‐metabolic risk factors in a large cohort of obese …

Cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of death, disability, and health care costs in
industrialized countries. In general, cardiovascular diseases occur in adulthood, but …

Background Our aims were to assess left ventricular structure and diastolic function in obese
subjects stratified according to ambulatory blood pressure status, and to investigate …

Obesity‐related diseases are becoming the most important causes of mortality worldwide.
Several studies have suggested an association between low levels of vitamin D and obesity …