Resting Energy Expenditure Is Not Altered in Children and Adolescents with Obesity. Effect of Age and Gender and Association with Serum Leptin Levels

Resting Energy Expenditure Is Not Altered in Children and Adolescents with Obesity. Effect of Age and Gender and Association with Serum Leptin Levels

In children and adolescents, obesity does not seem to depend on a reduction of resting energy expenditure (REE). Moreover, in this young population, the interactions between either age and obesity or between age and gender, or the role of leptin on REE are not clearly understood. To compare the leve...

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Main Authors: J. Karina Zapata, Victoria Catalán, Amaia Rodríguez, Beatriz Ramírez, Camilo Silva, Javier Escalada, Javier Salvador, Giuseppe Calamita, M. Cristina Azcona-Sanjulian, Gema Frühbeck, Javier Gómez-Ambrosi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-04-01
Series:Nutrients
Subjects:
children
adolescents
resting energy expenditure
obesity
age
leptin
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/13/4/1216

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