Technical problems in metabolic investigations in childhood.

Vitamin D deficiency and secondary hyperparathyroidism in pediatrics obesity

Obesity is one of the health problems in the developing and developed countries. Obesity subjects the individuals with metabolic and endocrine disorders. It is obvious that vitamin D deficiency or insufficiency may lead to secondary hyperparathyroidism. Thus, obesity increases the risk of vitamin D deficiency. Considering the high prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in children and adolescents w...

How Food Industries Can Help in Preventing Childhood Obesity and Metabolic Syndrome?

Prevalence of Metabolic Risk Factors Affecting Childhood Nephrolithiasis: A Report from a University Hospital in West of Iran

Background The prevalence of urolithiasis in both infants and children is increasing. The metabolic features contributing to urolithiasis formation in children may vary from those in adult patients. The purpose of this study is to determine the prevalence of urinary metabolic abnormalities and related factors in infants and children with urolit...

Prevalence of Obesity, Dyslipidemia, and Insulin Resistance in Childhood Cancer Survivors

Background: With the increased survival rates following the treatment of childhood cancer, it becomes equally important that the need for evidence based surveillance of long term effects of cancer therapy is addressed. This includes the risk of development of metabolic syndrome features like obesity, altered lipid and sugar profile, which was attempted in the present study. Materials and Metho...

Further technical problems in metabolic investigations in childhood.

The purpose of this article is to describe two types of apparatus which have been found useful in the collection of urine from male and female infants, and also some modifications of the methods previously published from this unit (Edmunds, 1950). The method used for the male infants is based upon that described by Edmunds, but that used for the female infants employs a technique which does not...