[Assessment of dietary calcium intake on metabolic syndrome frequency in obese children and adolescents].

Introduction: High dietary calcium intake has an impact on reduction of adipose tissue, as in prevention and treatment of obesity and metabolic syndrome (MS). The aim of the study was to evaluate the influence of dietary calcium on appearance MS in children and adolescents.

Materials And Methods: The study included 150 patients in the age range of 7-18 years with obesity.

[Anthropometric parameters prognosticating a good final height in patients with Turner syndrome during growth hormone therapy].

Introduction: Growth hormone treatment in Turner girls is a widely accepted method of their final height improvement. However some patients do not reach satisfactory final height. The aim of the study was to evaluate the anthropometric parameters which would be prognostic for final height in children with Turner syndrome treated with growth hormone.

[Thyroid volume evaluation in girls with Turner syndrome according to normal range for healthy population].

Introduction: Turner syndrome is a common chromosomal aberration. Among other features of that syndrome susceptibility to autoimmune diseases is well known. Most often there is Hashimoto's thyroiditis.

[The influence of polymorphism the Gly972Arg variant insulin receptor substrate-1 (IRS-1) gene, and G-308A TNF-alpha gene on obesity and insulin resistance in children with obesity].

Unlabelled: Genetic factors play a role in the pathogenesis of insulin resistance in obese subjects. The insulin receptor substrate-1 (IRS-1) and IRS-2 are the most important elements of the insulin-signaling pathways, and mutations in this gene have been reported to play a role in determining insulin resistance, particulary in presence of obesity. The polymorpism of the TNF-a-308 gene is also involved in the development of obesity-related insulin resistance, therefore, we investigated whether the IRS-1 and TNF-a polymorphism can predict conversion to insulin resistance and obesity parameters in children with obesity.

[Tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha) gene G-308A polymorphism relationship to insulin resistance and lipid abnormalities in children with obesity].

Introductions: High levels of tumor necrosis factor (TNF-alpha)-cytokine produced by adipocytes, are involved in the development of obesity-related insulin resistance and metabolic syndrome. Therefore, we investigated whether the polymorphism of TNF-alpha-308 gene can predict the conversion from insulin resistance and obesity parameters in children with obesity. THE STUDY comprised 72 children with obesity simplex (9-18 y.