Obesity-Related Metabolic Risk in Sedentary Hispanic Adolescent Girls with Normal BMI

Obesity-Related Metabolic Risk in Sedentary Hispanic Adolescent Girls with Normal BMI

Hispanic adolescent girls with normal BMI frequently have high body fat %. Without knowledge of body fat content and distribution, their risk for metabolic complications is unknown. We measured metabolic risk indicators and abdominal fat distribution in post-pubertal Hispanic adolescent girls with N...

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Main Authors: Gert-Jan van der Heijden, Zhiyue J. Wang, Zili D. Chu, Morey Haymond, Pieter J. J. Sauer, Agneta L. Sunehag
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-06-01
Series:Children
Subjects:
BMI
body fat
abdominal fat
Hispanic
insulin resistance
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/5/6/79

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