Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: The prevalence of obesity and metabolic syndrome among children is rising alarmingly worldwide, so the need is high for an objective and easily manageable predictor, in order to control obesity’s impact on health. Childhood weight gain results from an imbalance between energy expenditure and energy intake, where the intake surpasses the energy requirements, including metabolic rate and growth. Physical inactivity impacts growth and muscle formation and can l...