A branched-chain amino acid-based metabolic score can predict liver fat in children and adolescents with severe obesity.

Julia LischkaAndrea SchanzerAzadeh HojrehAhmed Ba SsalamahChike Bellarmine ItemCharlotte de GierNina-Katharina WalleczekThomas F MetzIvana JakoberSusanne Greber-Platzer Maximilian Zeyda

Published in: Pediatric obesity (2020)

BCAAs could be an important link between obesity and other metabolic pathways. A BCAA-based metabolic score can predict steatosis grade in high-risk children and adolescents and may provide a feasible alternative to sophisticated methods like MRI or biopsy in the future.

Keyphrases

insulin resistance
high fat diet induced
metabolic syndrome
type diabetes
weight loss
amino acid
adipose tissue
weight gain
high fat diet
contrast enhanced
skeletal muscle
ultrasound guided
current status
magnetic resonance
physical activity
diffusion weighted imaging