Cardiovascular Risk Biomarkers and Metabolically Unhealthy Status in Prepubertal Children: Comparison of Definitions

The early onset of cardio-metabolic abnormalities, known as metabolically unhealthy (MU) status, is highly associated with obesity and cardiovascular disease (CVD), as well as with increased morbidity and mortality later in life. Given the lack of a consensus MU classification for prepubertal children, we aimed to compare available MU definitions in terms of their association with CVD risk biomarkers.

Source: Nutrition, Metabolism, and Cardiovascular Diseases : NMCD - February 17, 2018 Category: Nutrition Authors: A.I. Rup érez, J. Olza, M. Gil-Campos, R. Leis, G. Bueno, C.M. Aguilera, A. Gil, L.A. Moreno Source Type: research