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Childhood and adolescent obesity is strongly associated
with an atherogenic lipid profile and silent cardiovascular
injury that begins early and evolves over time. In this
structured review, we synthesized PubMed-indexed evidence
from the past 25 years on lipid profile changes in
children and adolescents with varying degrees of obesity—
overweight, obesity, and severe obesity—and their
cardiovascular consequences from childhood through
young adulthood, as well as interventions that improve
lipid... |