Does Cardiorespiratory Fitness Attenuate the Adverse Effects of Severe/Morbid Obesity on Cardiometabolic Risk and Insulin Resistance in Children? A Pooled Analysis

CONCLUSIONS As BMI categories rose so did cardiometabolic risk and HOMA-IR, which highlights the need for obesity prevention/treatment programs in childhood. Furthermore, CRF may play an important role in lowering the risk of cardiometabolic diseases in obese children.

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Source: Diabetes Care - October 23, 2017 Category: Endocrinology Authors: Nyström, C. D.; Henriksson, P.; Martinez-Vizcaino, V.; Medrano, M.; Cadenas-Sanchez, C.; Arias-Palencia, N. M.; Löf, M.; Ruiz, J. R.; Labayen, I.; Sanchez-Lopez, M.; Ortega, F. B. Tags: Pediatrics-Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes Cardiovascular and Metabolic Risk Source Type: research