Cardiometabolic risk: leg fat is protective during childhood
Abstract
Childhood obesity is associated with early cardiometabolic risk (CMR), increased risk of adulthood obesity, and worse health outcomes. Leg fat mass (LFM) is protective beyond total fat mass (TFM) in adults. However, the limited evidence in children remains controversial.We investigated the relationship between LFM and CMR factors in youth.A total of 203 overweight/obese children, 7-17-yr-old, followed in the Pediatric Clinic, Luxembourg.TFM and...
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Title
Cardiometabolic risk: leg fat is protective during childhood
Published Date
Jun 17, 2015
Journal
Volume
17
Issue
4
Pages
300 - 308
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