Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in overweight children and its relationship with retinol serum levels

International Journal for Vitamin and Nutrition Research

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 27-32

  De Souza, Fabíola Isabel Suano ^a   Amancio, Olga Maria Silverio ^a   Sarni, Roseli Oselka Saccardo ^a   Pitta, Tassiana Sacchi ^b   Fernandes, Ana Paula ^b   Fonseca, Fernando Luis Affonso ^b   Hix, Sonia ^b   Ramalho, Rejane Andrea ^c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b FACULDADE DE MEDICINA DO ABC   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Children; Fatty liver; Obesity; Oxidative stress; Retinol

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; RETINOL; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCE;

ARTICLE; BIOCHEMISTRY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FATTY LIVER; FEMALE; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; INSULIN RESISTANCE; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; LIVER DISEASE; MALE; NON ALCOHOLIC FATTY LIVER DISEASE; OBESITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; ULTRASOUND; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL;

BLOOD GLUCOSE; BRAZIL; CHILD; COMORBIDITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FATTY LIVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSULIN RESISTANCE; LIPIDS; LIVER; MALE; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCES; VITAMIN A;

EID: 48749100608     PISSN: 03009831     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1024/0300-9831.78.1.27     Document Type: Article

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