Metabolic syndrome: unravelling or unravelled?

Elizabeth S. Baranowski; Timothy Barrett

doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paed.2019.04.003

doi.org/10.1016/j.paed.2019.04.003

Metabolic syndrome: unravelling or unravelled?

Elizabeth S. Baranowski

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Timothy Barrett

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Paediatrics and Child Health

Volume: 29, Issue: 7, Pages: 297 - 302

Published: Jul 1, 2019

Abstract

Metabolic syndrome comprises the association of risk factors for future cardiovascular disease (hypertension, altered glucose metabolism, dyslipidaemia, and abdominal obesity). It is thought to affect up to 40% of overweight or obese children in the UK. This has coincided with a rise in obesity-related type 2 diabetes in children. The characterisation of co-morbidities has improved since the last review in 2015. This review discusses some of the...