R Weiss, S Caprio - Best Practice & Research Clinical Endocrinology & …, 2005 - Elsevier The prevalence of childhood obesity is increasing worldwide, as is the prevalence of
obesity-related co-morbidity. Altered glucose metabolism, manifested as impaired glucose tolerance
(IGT), appears early in obese children and adolescents. Obese young people with IGT ... Cited by 86 - Related articles - All 17 versions
M Savoye, M Shaw, J Dziura, WV Tamborlane, P Rose, … - Jama, 2007 - Am Med Assoc Context Pediatric obesity has escalated to epidemic proportions, leading to an array of
comorbidities, including type 2 diabetes in youth. Since most overweight children become overweight
adults, this chronic condition results in serious metabolic complications by early ... Cited by 81 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 5 versions
- ►endojournals.org JC Winer, TL Zern, SE Taksali, J Dziura, AMG … - Journal of Clinical …, 2006 - Endocrine Soc Results: Stratifying the cohort into quartiles of adiponectin levels and adjusting for potential confounding
variables, such as age, gender, ethnicity, body mass index z-score, pubertal status, and insulin
sensitivity, the present study revealed that low levels of adiponectin are associated not ... Cited by 40 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 5 versions
VF Garcia, EJ DeMaria - Obesity surgery, 2006 - Springer Adolescent obesity has serious immediate and long- term health consequences. There are no
effective behavioral or pharmacologic treatments of extreme obesity among adolescents. Bariatric
surgery is the most effective means to achieve durable weight loss, with amelioration or ... Cited by 31 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 5 versions
- ►physiology.org G Perseghin, R Bonfanti, S Magni, G … - American Journal of …, 2006 - Am Physiological Soc Obese adolescents are at risk of developing NAFLD and type 2 diabetes. We measured noninvasively
the IHF content of obese adolescents to ascertain whether it is associated with insulin resistance
and abnormal energy homeostasis. IHF content, whole body energy homeostasis, insulin ... Cited by 31 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 6 versions
JC Malcolm, ML Lawson, I Gaboury, G Lough, … - Diabetic …, 2006 - interscience.wiley.com Methods Eighty-nine children (mean age 9.1 years, 93% Caucasian) were recruited through
a follow-up study of women previously involved in a randomized controlled trial of minimal intervention
(control group) vs. tight glycaemic control (treatment group) for GDM. Fasting blood ... Cited by 21 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 5 versions
M Freemark - Diabetes Care, 2007 - care.diabetesjournals.org.p. … Forty-five years after an amphetamine was approved for the treatment of obesity in adults, an
expert in the field characterized a new therapeutic formulation as being effective and
long-lasting, posing “little risk” (1). Four years later, others (2) “confirmed the weight- ... Cited by 21 - Related articles - All 9 versions
- ►fetalneonatal.com MA Sabin, AL Ford, JMP Holly, LP Hunt, EC … - British Medical …, 2006 - adc.bmj.com Results: Of the 126 children evaluated, 10.3% (n = 13) had impaired glucose tolerance
(IGT); the majority (n = 11) of these would not have been identified on fasting glucose alone.
Those with IGT were more likely to have a parental history of type 2 diabetes (relative risk ... Cited by 19 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 13 versions
ZT Bloomgarden - Diabetes Care, 2006 - Am Diabetes Assoc Pamela Goodwin (Toronto, Canada) introduced the topic of insulin resistance and
malignancy, pointing out that there is variation in cancer incidence around the world, with variations
in diet and obesity as important determining factors, and perhaps with the insulin ... Cited by 20 - Related articles - All 10 versions
