Supersize teens: the metabolic syndrome.

Full Abstract

With obesity and type 2 diabetes on the rise in children and adolescents, there has been recent interest in the study of the metabolic (insulin resistance) syndrome in this population. Characteristics of the syndrome include impaired glucose tolerance, hypertension, dyslipidemia, and abdominal obesity. These features are known to cluster and convey increased cardiovascular risk over time. Screening of children and adolescents is important to the goal of prevention, and therapeutic lifestyle modification is the primary treatment modality. When this fails, pharmacotherapy aimed at the individual risk factors may be indicated.

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Author information

Author/s: Ornstein, Rollyn M (RM); Jacobson, Marc S (MS);

Affiliation: Division of Adolescent Medicine, Schneider Children's Hospital, New Hyde Park, NY 11040, USA. rornstei(-atsign-)nshs.edu

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article; Review

Journal: Adolescent medicine clinics (Adolesc Med Clin), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2006-Oct; vol 17 (issue 3) : pp 565-87; abstract x

Dates: Created 2006/10/10; Completed 2007/01/30; Revised 2007/11/15;

PMID: 17030280, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 12/26/2008)

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MeSH headings (categories)

This article was linked to the MESH Headings shown below.

Adolescent
Humans
Mass Screening
Metabolic Syndrome X - drug therapy; epidemiology; physiopathology; prevention & control

Metabolic Syndrome X - drug therapy; epidemiology; physiopathology; prevention & control
Obesity - physiopathology; prevention & control
Practice Guidelines as Topic
Risk Factors

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