Predictive Ability of Seven Anthropometric Indices for Cardiovascular Risk Markers and Metabolic Syndrome in Adolescents.

Purpose: The aim of the study was to evaluate the reliability of 7 anthropometric indices in predicting cardiovascular risk markers (CRMs) and metabolic syndrome (MetS) in Brazilian adolescents.

Methods: A cross-sectional study conducted with 1,069 participants of the Cardiovascular Risk in Adolescents Study aged 12-17 years. Receiver operating characteristics curves were plotted, and area under curve (AUC) was calculated for body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC), waist-to-height ratio (WHR), conicity index (CoI), body shape index (BSI), adjusted BSI for adolescents (adjusted BSI), and body roundness index (BRI).

Influence of glycemic index and glycemic load of the diet on the risk of overweight and adiposity in childhood.

Objective: To investigate the association between the glycemic index and the glycemic load of the diet with the risk of overweight and high adiposity in children with 5 years of age.

Methods: Cross-sectional study nested in a cohort of 232 children born and living in Diamantina (MG, Brazil). Parents and/or guardians provided the food intake data, using a semiquantitative food frequency questionnaire, past history and socioeconomic conditions.

Early determinants of overweight and obesity at 5 years old in preschoolers from inner of Minas Gerais, Brazil.

Introduction: Brazil is experiencing a nutritional transition characterized by a reduction in the prevalence of nutritional deficits and an increase in overweight and obesity, not only in adults but also in children and adolescents.

Objectives: This study was designed to evaluate the factors associated with overweight and obesity in Brazilian 5-year-old preschoolers.

Methods: A cross-sectional study of a cohort of 232 preschoolers born in Diamantina/Minas Gerais, Brazil, was undertaken.