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Friday, October 09, 2009

Obese Teen Boys at Risk for Liver Disease

Obese teenage boys are more likely to have a marker for serious liver disease, according to a new study from the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.
  • Dr. Rose Graham studied 1323 children ages 12 to 19 who participated in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.
  • Boys who had metabolic syndrome -- that is, insulin resistance increased waist circumference, high blood pressure and abnormal levels of cholesterol -- were more likely to be at risk for serious liver disease.
  • The same was not true of girls.
  • Metabolic syndrome is associated with obesity.
Dr. Graham's study appeared in the Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition.

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