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Ectopic Fat Deposition, Adiponectin and Insulin Resistance in Obese Adolescents

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Obesity is one of the most serious and urgent public health problems in both developed and developing countries (1). It has reached epidemic proportions in the United States. Since the 1970s, the prevalence of overweight doubled among children of 6 to 11 years of age and tripled among those 12 to 17 years of age (2). Among children aged 6 through 19 years in 2001–2002, 31.5% were at risk for overweight and 16.5% were overweight (more than 3 times the target prevalence of 5%) (3). Furthermore, the problem falls disproportionately on African-American and Hispanic children.

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Cali, A.M.G., Caprio, S. (2008). Ectopic Fat Deposition, Adiponectin and Insulin Resistance in Obese Adolescents. In: Zeitler, P.S., Nadeau, K.J. (eds) Insulin Resistance. Contemporary Endocrinology. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-59745-192-5_9

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