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Research data from Erasmus Medical Center update understanding of life sciences in children

Published in Obesity and Diabetes Week, March 8th, 2010

Research findings, 'Abdominal fat in children measured by ultrasound and computed tomography,' are discussed in a new report. According to a study from Rotterdam, Netherlands, "The prevalence of childhood obesity is increasing rapidly. Visceral fat plays an important role in the pathogenesis of metabolic and cardiovascular diseases."

"Currently, computed tomography (CT) is broadly seen as the most accurate method of determining the amount of visceral fat. The main objective was to examine whether measures of abdominal visceral fat can be determined by ultrasound in children and whether CT can be replaced by ultrasound for this purpose. To assess whether preperitoneal...

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