- ►psu.edu [PDF] CB Ebbeling, DB Pawlak, DS Ludwig - The Lancet, 2002 - Elsevier During the past two decades, the prevalence of obesity in children has risen
greatly worldwide. Obesity in childhood causes a wide range of serious
complications, and increases the risk of premature illness and death later ... Cited by 1061 - Related articles - All 30 versions
- ►endojournals.org MI Goran, GDC Ball, ML Cruz - Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, 2003 - Endocrine Soc Overweight/obesity continues to increase in children and adolescents, and annual
obesity-related hospital costs in 6–17 yr olds have reached $127 million per
year. Overweight children and adolescents are now being diagnosed with ... Cited by 304 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 5 versions
J Steinberger, SR Daniels - Circulation, 2003 - Am Heart Assoc Resistance of the body to the actions of insulin results in increased production
of this hormone by the pancreas and ensuing hyperinsulinemia. Obesity beginning
in childhood often precedes the hyperinsulinemic state. Other components of ... Cited by 306 - Related articles - All 6 versions
EP Whitlock, SB Williams, R Gold, PR Smith, … - Pediatrics, 2005 - Am Acad Pediatrics ABSTRACT. Background. Childhood and adolescent overweight and obesity are
related to health risks, med- ical conditions, and increased risk of adult
obesity, with its attendant effects on morbidity and mortality rates. The ... Cited by 168 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 5 versions
- ►endojournals.org N Cossrow, B Falkner - Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, 2004 - Endocrine Soc The prevalence of obesity is increasing among all age and racial groups in the
United States. There is, however, a disproportionate rise in the prevalence of
obesity among African-Americans and Hispanic/Mexican Americans. Obesity is ... Cited by 136 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 4 versions
- ►fetalneonatal.com RM Viner, TY Segal, E Lichtarowicz-Krynska, … - Archives of Disease in Childhood, 2005 - fetalneonatal.com Results: There were 67 girls (65%). BMI z-score ranged from 1.65 to 6.15, with
72% having a z-score 3.0. Abnormal glucose homoeostasis was identified in 46%
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- ►usc.edu [PDF] ML Cruz, MI Goran - Current Diabetes Reports, 2004 - Springer Introduction Although the components of the metabolic syndrome were first
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- ►uc.pt [PDF] C Padez, T Fernandes, I Mourao, P Moreira, …, 2004 - estudogeral.sib.uc.pt 1 Departamento de Antropologia, Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal 2 Departamento
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I Janssen, PT Katzmarzyk, SR Srinivasan, W … - Obesity, 2005 - nature.com Results: Independently of the classification system employed to determine
adiposity based on childhood BMI, the odds of being obese and having all of the
metabolic disorders in young adulthood were significantly (p < 0.05) higher ... Cited by 87 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 6 versions
