Puberty Impacts Metabolic Health in Obese Children

Metabolically healthy obesity is a concept that has been proposed in both children and adults. Whether children retain this status, however, is questioned in this study. Researchers examined more than 2,000 obese children, some of whom were metabolically unhealthy and some of whom were metabolically healthy. Study results delineated a potential link between puberty and metabolic health, including clinical parameters like lipid levels, blood pressure and insulin resistance.

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