Skeptical Look at the Clinical Implication of Metabolic Syndrome in Childhood Obesity

• Main Authors: Malgorzata Wasniewska (Author), Giorgia Pepe (Author), Tommaso Aversa (Author), Simonetta Bellone (Author), Luisa de Sanctis (Author), Procolo Di Bonito (Author), Maria Felicia Faienza (Author), Nicola Improda (Author), Maria Rosaria Licenziati (Author), Claudio Maffeis (Author), Alice Maguolo (Author), Giuseppina Patti (Author), Barbara Predieri (Author), Mariacarolina Salerno (Author), Stefano Stagi (Author), Maria Elisabeth Street (Author), Giuliana Valerio (Author), Domenico Corica (Author), Valeria Calcaterra (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2023-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is defined by a cluster of several cardio-metabolic risk factors, specifically visceral obesity, hypertension, dyslipidemia, and impaired glucose metabolism, which together increase risks of developing future cardiovascular disease (CVD) and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2D)....