Obesity and the Metabolic Syndrome in Children and Adolescents

20043,443 citationsJournal Article

Authors

Ram Weiss · Yale University

James Dziura

Tania S. Burgert

William V. Tamborlane

John A. Morrison · Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

Robert S. Sherwin

Abstract

The prevalence of the metabolic syndrome is high among obese children and adolescents, and it increases with worsening obesity. Biomarkers of an increased risk of adverse cardiovascular outcomes are already present in these youngsters.

Topics & Keywords

Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases Adipose Tissue and Metabolism

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: New England Journal of Medicine

Volume 350, Issue 23, pp. 2362-2374

DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa031049

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