BACKGROUND: Worldwide estimates of childhood overweight and obesity are as high as
43 million, and rates continue to increase each year. Researchers have taken interest in the …

Background: The adverse health effects of abdominal obesity are well documented in adults,
but such association remains to be determined in the pediatric age group. This study aims to …

Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), the most common of chronic liver disease in
Western Country, is closely related to insulin resistance and oxidative stress and includes a …

Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and cardiovascular disease (CVD) are two
diseases that are common in the general population. To date, many studies have been …

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a process whose pathogenetic mechanisms start very
early in life. Recently, the importance of visceral adipose tissue (VAT) has been highlighted …

High blood pressure is a risk factor for atherosclerosis in adults, but whether the same is true
in children and young people is not known. This is important to guide management of high …

Carotid intima–media thickness (cIMT) is a subclinical marker of atherosclerotic
development, which is impaired in adolescents with obesity. This study aimed to analyze the …

Objective: To compare the prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MetS) and its components in
second-generation antipsychotic (SGA)-treated and SGA-naive children; and to explore the …

Introduction Twenty-three percent of preschoolers are overweight/obese, which puts these
children at risk for the development of chronic health comorbidities. The purpose of this …

Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is becoming as an important health problem in the
pediatric age group. In addition to the well-documented role of obesity on the fatty changes …