Obesity, Insulin Resistance, Diabetes, and Cardiovascular Risk in Children
CirculationPublished 18 March 2003Open access
Julia Steinberger, Stephen R. Daniels
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The recommendations contained herein are consistent with the American Diabetes Association’s Clinical Practice Recommendations and recent research has found that left ventricular hypertrophy is related to other risk factors, including obesity and insulin resistance in children and adolescents.
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