THE ROLE OF LEPTIN IN OBESE CHILDREN
Pediatric obesity is a major concern for clinicians. It represents arisk factor for several diseases later in life (1) .The currentincrease in the prevalence of pediatric obesity has fostered amultidisciplinary discourse on the most appropriate strategy forreducing this epidemic. It is estimated tha...
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Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León,Facultad de Salud Pública y Nutrición
2001
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| author | Solís Pérez, Elizabeth Jiménez Salas, Zacarías |
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| description | Pediatric obesity is a major concern for clinicians. It represents arisk factor for several diseases later in life (1) .The currentincrease in the prevalence of pediatric obesity has fostered amultidisciplinary discourse on the most appropriate strategy forreducing this epidemic. It is estimated that obesity currentlyaffects 25% of children in the United States(2).In our opinion, much more attention should be given to preventionand the development of preventive strategies at all ages. Toattempt the prevention of childhood obesity, it would be clinicallyuseful to have a predictive parameter or set of parameters withwhich to define an "at risk" state of obesity. |
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| physical | RESPYN Revista Salud Pública y Nutrición; Vol. 2 No. 4 (2001): oct-dic 2001 RESPYN Revista Salud Pública y Nutrición; Vol. 2 Núm. 4 (2001): oct-dic 2001 1870-0160 |
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| spelling | respyn-article-762021-07-29T15:15:21Z THE ROLE OF LEPTIN IN OBESE CHILDREN Solís Pérez, Elizabeth Jiménez Salas, Zacarías Pediatric obesity is a major concern for clinicians. It represents arisk factor for several diseases later in life (1) .The currentincrease in the prevalence of pediatric obesity has fostered amultidisciplinary discourse on the most appropriate strategy forreducing this epidemic. It is estimated that obesity currentlyaffects 25% of children in the United States(2).In our opinion, much more attention should be given to preventionand the development of preventive strategies at all ages. Toattempt the prevention of childhood obesity, it would be clinicallyuseful to have a predictive parameter or set of parameters withwhich to define an "at risk" state of obesity. Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León,Facultad de Salud Pública y Nutrición 2001-12-31 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion art application/pdf https://respyn.uanl.mx/index.php/respyn/article/view/76 RESPYN Revista Salud Pública y Nutrición; Vol. 2 No. 4 (2001): oct-dic 2001 RESPYN Revista Salud Pública y Nutrición; Vol. 2 Núm. 4 (2001): oct-dic 2001 1870-0160 spa https://respyn.uanl.mx/index.php/respyn/article/view/76/67 Derechos de autor 2001 Elizabeth Solís Pérez, Zacarías Jiménez Salas |
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| title_short | THE ROLE OF LEPTIN IN OBESE CHILDREN |
| title_sort | role of leptin in obese children |
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