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Category: European Congress of Obesity (ECO)
Back to Research DatabaseRelationships between physical activity, body composition and inflammatory and metabolic risk factors in 8-11 year old healthy children.
Presented on May 6th, 2009
Introduction: The prevalence of children with the metabolic syndrome is increasing with detejiorated future health as a possible consequence. Prevention is of great importance and therefore more knowledge about... Continue Reading >>>
- Authors: Nyberg, G; Ekefund, U; Lindberg, T ; Modeér, T; Marcus, C.
- Institutions: Department of Pediatrics and National Center of Childhood Obesity, Department of Clinical Science, Intervention and Technology, Karolinska University Hospital Huddinge and Karolinska Institutet, MRC Epidemiology Unit Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Institute of Odonlology, Karolinska Institutet
Association between waist circumference, metabolic syndrome score and HOMA-IR in the severely obese: no evidence of effect modification by physical activity
Presented on May 6th, 2009
Introduction: It is unclear whether physical activity (PA) confounds the association between waist circumference (WC) and obesity related risk in the severely obese. Methods: Severely obese outpatients (n=42) from an obesity... Continue Reading >>>
- Authors: Hemmingsson, E.; Ekefund, U
- Institutions: Obesity Unit, Karolinska University Hospital; Medical Research Council Epidemiology Unit
Associations between physical activity level, cardiorespiratory fitness and cardiovascular diseases risk factors among obese children and their mother
Presented on May 6th, 2009
Introduction: The aim of this study is to compare physical activity level, cardiorespiratory fitness and cardiovascular diseases (CVD) risk factors among obese children and their mother, and to evaluate... Continue Reading >>>
- Authors: Farpour-Lambert, N.J.; Magglo, A.,- Martin, X.E.; Bucher, S.; Beghetti, M.
- Institutions: Pediatric Cardiology Unit, Department of child and adolescent, University Hospitals of Geneva
Category: Cardiovascular Disease, Children, European Congress of Obesity (ECO), Obesity | Topics: Cardiorespiratory fitness