Preclinical vascular alterations in obese adolescents detected by Laser-Doppler Flowmetry technique

ConclusionLDF showed very early, pre-clinical, vascular involvement in obese adolescents, characterized by impaired skin microcirculation, possibly reflecting a more diffuse microvascular dysfunction to other body tissues. Whether changing life style and improving weight may reverse such pre-clinical alterations remains to be established.
Source: Nutrition, Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases - Category: Nutrition Source Type: research