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Visceral Adiposity without Overweight in Children Born Small for Gestational Age

Author(s) -

Lourdes Ibáñez,

Abel LópezBermejo,

Larisa Suárez,

María Victoria Marcos,

Marta Díaz,

Francis de Zegher

Publication year - 2008

Publication title -

the journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.206

H-Index - 353

eISSN - 1945-7197

pISSN - 0021-972X

DOI - 10.1210/jc.2007-2850

Subject(s) - adiponectin , overweight , medicine , small for gestational age , context (archaeology) , endocrinology , leptin , insulin , body mass index , gestational age , adipose tissue , population , lean body mass , birth weight , obesity , obstetrics , insulin resistance , pregnancy , body weight , biology , paleontology , environmental health , genetics

Children born small for gestational age (SGA) tend to develop catch-up growth in infancy and become overweight by the age of 6 yr. Weight control is advocated as a preventive measure, but it is unknown whether such control suffices to prevent visceral fat excess and hypoadiponectinemia.

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