Overweight and obesity in youth is a worldwide public health problem. Overweight and
obesity in childhood and adolescents have a substantial effect upon many systems, resulting …

Objective To assess the effects of physical activity interventions in preventing cardiovascular
risk factors in childhood through a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized …

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the presence of insulin resistance and its association with other
metabolic abnormalities in obese children and adolescents. METHODS: Retrospective study …

Breakfast is considered as the most important meal of the day. The habit of skipping this
meal in adolescence tends to remain until adulthood and has been associated with …

Background Anthropometric indicators are associated with cardiometabolic risk factors
(CMRF), but there is no consensus as to which indicator is the most suitable to screen for …

OBJETIVO: O presente estudo objetivou identificar a prevalência do fenótipo cintura
hipertrigliceridêmica (CHT) e avaliar sua associação com alterações metabólicas em …

The Study of Cardiovascular Risk in Adolescents (ERICA) is a pioneering study that aimed
to assess the prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors, including metabolic syndrome …

Objective Metabolic syndrome (MetS), defined as the clustering of three of five risk factors
(hypertension, obesity, triglyceridemia, dyslipidemia and hyperglycemia), is being …

ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: To analyze the predictive capacity of anthropometric indicators
and their cut-off values for dyslipidemia screening in children and adolescents. METHODS …

Objective: To investigate the determinants of dyslipidemia in preschoolers. Methods: A total
of 227 preschoolers residing in an urban area of the city of Diamantina, Minas Gerais, Brazil …