Publications by authors named "Alessandra Grezzani"
Objective: To assess the association between adiposity indexes (body mass index [BMI], fat mass, adipocyte size) and circulating inflammation markers with known metabolic relevance or insulin sensitivity in overweight/obese children.
Study Design: Twenty-eight children (males/females: 13/15) with different degrees of overweight (BMI z-score: 1.64-3.
Article Synopsis
- The study aimed to evaluate how common overweight and obesity are among 2- to 6-year-old children in Italy, comparing results between northern and southern regions.
- Researchers assessed 2,150 children using BMI standards from the International Obesity Task Force, finding notable differences based on location.
- The results indicated that 16.6% of children were overweight and 8.0% were obese, with higher rates observed in southern Italy, and overall prevalence similar to that of children in the United States.
Objective: To see whether a fat-rich (50%) evening meal promoted fat oxidation and a different spontaneous food intake on the following day at breakfast than a meal with a lower fat content (20%) in 10 prepubertal obese girls.
Research Methods And Procedures: The postabsorptive and postprandial (10.5 hours) energy expenditure after a low-fat (LF) (20% fat, 68% carbohydrate, 12% protein) and an isocaloric (2.
Insulin resistance and the persistence of obesity from childhood into adulthood.
J Clin Endocrinol Metab
January 2002
Insulin resistance and obesity are associated in children as they are in adults. However, although insulin resistance seems to oppose further weight gain in adults, opposite results have been found in children. To investigate the relationship between childhood obesity, insulin resistance, and long-term weight gain, we selected 215 obese Caucasian children (120 males and 95 females) aged 10.
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