The effect of a multidisciplinary intervention program on hepatic adiposity in overweight-obese children: protocol of the EFIGRO study

Effects of Three Methods of Exercise Training on Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Obese Boys

“…The results are consistent with the findings of previous studies indicating that orderly exercise is followed by decreased lipid profile (2,(17)(18)(19)(20)(21). By contrast, the results are inconsistent with the findings of some other studies (22).…”

“…In Europe, similar to other developed countries, the prevalence of childhood overweight and obesity is between 20% to 40% (3). There has also been a remarkable increase of health complications related to excessive adiposity, including dyslipidemia, hypertension, abnormal blood glucose, psychological depression, and decreased quality of life in childhood (2,4,5). Illnesses being dangerous for human health, have always engaged the minds of researchers.…”

“…Obesity is prevalent in the world and is a main common health problem especially in childhood (1,2). In Europe, similar to other developed countries, the prevalence of childhood overweight and obesity is between 20% to 40% (3).…”

Associations of dietary energy density with body composition and cardiometabolic risk in children with overweight and obesity: role of energy density calculations, under-reporting energy intake and physical activity

“…Mean and standard deviations are presented for the whole sample and stratified by sex. Power calculation and sample size estimations were computed based on the primary outcome in each of the studies which are reported in the corresponding methodological articles published elsewhere (26,27) . The present study is based on a secondary analysis using baseline data from both studies, and therefore a specific power calculation was not developed for the present study.…”

Hepatic fat content and bone mineral density in children with overweight/obesity

“…19,20 The detailed protocol of the measurement and calculations has been published elsewhere. 21 Thereafter, children were categorized into two groups according to the presence or absence of NAFLD (≥5.5% or <5.5% of hepatic fat, respectively). 22 BMD, bone mineral content (BMC), lean mass (LM), and total and abdominal fat mass (FM) were determined by dual-energy Xray absorptiometry (DXA) (HOLOGIC, QDR 4500 W).…”