Adult as well as childhood obesity with metabolic syndrome

Childhood obesity predicts adult metabolic syndrome: the Fels Longitudinal Study.

OBJECTIVES To determine the age of significant divergence in body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference in adults with and without the metabolic syndrome, and to provide age- and sex-specific childhood values that predict adult metabolic syndrome. STUDY DESIGN Part 1 of this study is a retrospective cohort study of 92 men and 59 women (mean age, 51 years) who had metabolic syndrome and 154...

Metabolic syndrome in childhood obesity.

OBJECTIVES We determined the frequency of metabolic risk factors and the prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome in childhood obesity. SUBJECTS 186 obese children (97 females and 89 males), aged 11.2 +/- 2.8 (6-16) years and 98 healthy children (46 females and 52 males), aged 10.9 +/- 3.2 (6-16) years were recruited for the study, as study and control groups, respectively. METHODS Subjects were ev...

How Food Industries Can Help in Preventing Childhood Obesity and Metabolic Syndrome?

Metabolic Syndrome as a Risk Factor for Osteoarthritis

  Metabolic syndrome refers to a set of conditions that include high blood pressure, increased insulin level in the blood, the accumulation of the excess fat around the abdomen, and increased blood lipids. In metabolic syndrome, the vast majority of these conditions are simultaneously present, and the risk of developing heart disease, stroke, and diabetes rises. Besides, osteoarthritis or degen...

Inflammation as a Link between Obesity and Metabolic Syndrome

The metabolic syndrome is a complex of clinical features leading to an increased risk for cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes mellitus in both sexes. Visceral obesity and insulin resistance are considered the main features determining the negative cardiovascular profile in metabolic syndrome. The aim of this paper is to highlight the central role of obesity in the development of a chroni...