Added sugar and trans fatty acid intake and sedentary behavior were associated with excess total-body and central adiposity in children and adolescents with congenital heart disease.
M HonickyS M CardosoL R A de LimaS G I OzcarizF G K VieiraI de Carlos BackYara Maria Franco MorenoPublished in: Pediatric obesity (2020)
Lifestyle factors were associated with excess total-body adiposity and central adiposity. Assessment of body composition and healthy-lifestyle counseling into outpatient care may be the key point to prevent obesity in children and adolescents with congenital heart disease.
Keyphrases
- body composition
- insulin resistance
- weight gain
- metabolic syndrome
- weight loss
- fatty acid
- resistance training
- bone mineral density
- adipose tissue
- cardiovascular disease
- high fat diet induced
- physical activity
- healthcare
- body mass index
- type diabetes
- skeletal muscle
- palliative care
- quality improvement
- smoking cessation
- men who have sex with men
- chronic pain