Obesity
New obesity in children findings from Charles University described
Published in Obesity and Diabetes Week, May 14th, 2007
A new study, "Dynamic changes of orexin A and leptin in obese children during body weight reduction," is now available. "In this study, we describe changes of plasma levels of the hypothalamic neuropeptide orexin A in obese children during the reduction of body weight and its relationship to other biochemical and anthropometrical parameters. We measured orexin A fasting plasma levels by the RIA method in 58 obese children--33 girls and 25 boys; mean age 13.1±0.38 years (range 7-18.5) before and after 5 weeks of weight-reduction therapy," investigators in Prague, Czech Republic report.
"Leptin, IGF-1, and IGFBP-3 levels were measured in all the subjects and were...
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