Metabolic Setup and Risks in Obese Children

Kocova Mirjana; Sukarova-Angelovska Elena; Tanaskoska Milica; Palcevska-Kocevska Snezana; Krstevska Marija

doi:10.2478/jomb-2014-0065

Metabolic Setup and Risks in Obese Children

Journal

Journal of Medical Biochemistry

Date Issued

2015-01

Author(s)

Tanaskoska Milica

Palcevska-Kocevska Snezana

Krstevska Marija

DOI

10.2478/jomb-2014-0065

Abstract

In the past decades, the obesity epidemic in children of all ages has been an important research field for detecting the metabolic causes and consequences of obesity, the major focus being on insulin and adipocytokine levels. Metabolic work-up in obese children is recommended in the age group as young as 2-6 years. There is evidence that birth weight can be a factor causing obesity later in life accompanied by metabolic complications.