Childhood Obesity, Adipose Tissue Distribution, and the Pediatric Practitioner

Childhood obesity, adipose tissue distribution, and the pediatric practitioner.

The prevalence of pediatric obesity is increasing in the United States. Sequelae from pediatric obesity are increasingly being seen, and long-term complications can be anticipated. Obesity is the most common cause of abnormal growth acceleration in childhood. Obesity in females is associated with an early onset of puberty and early menarche. Puberty is now occurring earlier in females than in t...

Obesity, Visceral Adipose Tissue, and Cognitive Function in Childhood.

OBJECTIVES To evaluate the effects of a 9-month physical activity intervention on changes in adiposity and cognitive control based on pretrial weight status (ie, healthy weight vs obese) in children. STUDY DESIGN Participants included obese (n = 77) and matched healthy-weight (n = 77) preadolescents (8-9 years) who participated in a 9-month physical activity randomized controlled trial. Cogni...

Obesity, adipose tissue and anti-obesity drugs

Adipose tissue Adipocytokines Obesity Anti-obesity drugs

Adipose tissue remodeling and obesity.

To fulfill its role as the major energy-storing tissue, adipose has several unique properties that cannot be seen in any other organ, including an almost unlimited capacity to expand in a non-transformed state. As such, the tissue requires potent mechanisms to remodel, acutely and chronically. Adipocytes can rapidly reach the diffusional limit of oxygen during growth; hypoxia is therefore an ea...

Adipose Tissue Pollutants and Obesity