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- Title
Thyroid function and obesity.
- Authors
Longhi, Silvia; Radetti, Giorgio
- Abstract
Nowadays, childhood obesity is one of the biggest health emergencies in the developed countries. Obesity leads to multiple metabolic alterations which increase the risk of developing diabetes and cardiovascular diseases. Thyroid function has been often described as altered in obese children, however, it is not clear whether the altered thyroid function is the cause or the consequence of fat excess. On the other hand, thyroid structure seems also to be affected. Nevertheless, both functional and structural alterations seem to improve after weight loss and therefore no treatment is needed.
- Publication
Journal of clinical research in pediatric endocrinology, 2013, Vol 5 Suppl 1, p40
- ISSN
1308-5735
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.4274/jcrpe.856