Risk of the metabolic syndrome in overweight and obese Lebanese female adolescents (13-19 years, tanner stages 4-5) - by Maya Salim Tabet
Abstract
The increase in childhood and adolescent obesity has been suspected to be behind the increasing prevalence of the pediatric metabolic syndrome, a constellation of abnormalities including elevated waist circumference, dyslipidemia, hyperglyc emia, and elev
Description
Thesis (M.S.)--American University of Beirut, Dept. of Nutrition and Food Sciences, 2008.;"Advisor : Dr. Lara Nasreddine, Professor, Department of Nutrition and Food Sciences--Committee Member : Dr. Nahla Hwalla, Professor, Department of Nutrition and Foo
Bibliography: leaves 104-112.
Bibliography: leaves 104-112.