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...
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 |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2021-04-01
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Series: | Nutrients |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/13/4/1216 |
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