Adolescence

Researchers at Northwestern University have published new data on adolescence

Published in Obesity and Diabetes Week, October 19th, 2009

According to recent research from the United States, "There is evidence that leptin is involved in the etiology of obesity-related cardiovascular disease in adults. This raises the question of whether leptin levels in adolescence are indicative of adiposity-related cardiovascular risk."

"This study investigated gender-specific patterns of plasma leptin during adolescence, assessed which adiposity measurements are most strongly associated with plasma leptin, and estimated to what degree leptin-adiposity associations are influenced by genetic factors. Plasma leptin concentrations were determined using a sandwich immunoassay. Associations between plasma leptin and several...

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