title: The influence of fitness on insulin resistance in obese children.
abstract: An increasingly pervasive environment of reduced activity and easy access to high caloric food is leading to an epidemic of poor cardiovascular fitness, obesity, insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes (T2DM) in children. Studies have shown that insulin resistance (IR) to be an independent predictor for morbidity as well as mortality. These serve as a strong stimulus for public health strategies to improve fitness in children and adolescents. Methods to assess IR, improve IR and understand complications are increasingly important in children.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, American Family Children's Hospital, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 53792, USA. alcarrel@wisc.edu
authors.forename: Aaron L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Carrel
authors.forename: David B
authors.initials: DB
authors.lastname: Allen
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D007333:Insulin Resistance / Q000502:physiology*; D024821:Metabolic Syndrome / Q000150:complications; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D009765:Obesity / Q000150:complications*; D010809:Physical Fitness / Q000502:physiology*