Associations of BMI and its fat-free and fat components with blood lipids in children: Project HeartBeat!

CONCLUSION: Greater BMI was related to adverse levels of blood lipids in children and adolescents, which was mainly attributable to BMI's fat component. It is important to identify weight management strategies to halt the childhood obesity epidemic and subsequently prevent heart disease in adulthood. PMID: 21818183 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Clinical Lipidology - Category: Lipidology Tags: Clin Lipidol Source Type: research