Cardiometabolic and Cardiovascular Complications of Obesity in Children

Pérez Gimeno, G. (Universidad de Zaragoza) ; Argente Arizón, P. ; Rupérez, A.I. (Universidad de Zaragoza) ; Bueno Lozano, G. (Universidad de Zaragoza) ; Moreno, L.A. (Universidad de Zaragoza)
Cardiometabolic and Cardiovascular Complications of Obesity in Children
Resumen: The rise in obesity in both children and adults has made obesity one of the biggest public health problems of this century. Obesity along with other factors such as hypertension, insulin resistance, dyslipidemia and diabetes mellitus
are risk factors for the development of cardiovascular diseases. Overweight and/or obesity during childhood and its maintenance until adult life has been associated with early stages of cardiovascular disease. For this reason, the aim of this study is to revise the state of the art of cardiometabolic and cardiovascular complications related with overweight and/or obesity in children and adolescents. The first consequence of weight gain is an increase in adipose tissue, with different distribution depending on the sex. The excess of fat mass entails dysfunction of adipose tissue with an altered secretion of adipokines and instauration of a proinflammatory environment, which may derive in metabolic syndrome condition. The increase of adipose tissue along with an increase in sympathetic nervous system, triggers an increased left ventricular mass and with a reduced diastolic function. Therefore, obesity should be prevented from the early stages of life, in order to avoid obesity itself and the metabolic disturbances that could undermine quality of life further on.

Idioma: Inglés
DOI: 10.12974/2311-8687.2020.08.8
Año: 2020
Publicado en: International Journal of Pediatrics and Child Health 8 (2020), 46-62
ISSN: 2311-8687

Tipo y forma: Review (Published version)
Área (Departamento): Área Enfermería (Dpto. Fisiatría y Enfermería)
Área (Departamento): Área Pediatría (Dpto. Microb.Ped.Radio.Sal.Pú.)


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