Liver fat change in obese children after a 1-year nutrition-behavior intervention

Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 331-335

  Pozzato, Carlo ^a   Verduci, Elvira ^a   Scaglioni, Silvia ^a   Radaelli, Giovanni ^b   Salvioni, Michela ^a   Rovere, Antonio ^a   Cornalba, Gianpaolo ^a   Riva, Enrica ^a   Giovannini, Marcello ^a  

^a Department of Radiology ^*  (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

chemical shift magnetic resonance imaging; children; fatty liver; nutritional intervention; obesity

Indexed keywords

APOLIPOPROTEIN A1; APOLIPOPROTEIN B; CHOLESTEROL; GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; GLUCOSE; INSULIN; LIPID; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADOLESCENT; AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; BLOOD LEVEL; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIET THERAPY; DIETARY INTAKE; EXERCISE; FATTY LIVER; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OBESITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; DIET THERAPY; EXERCISE; FATTY LIVER; FEMALE; GAMMA-GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; LIPID METABOLISM; LIPIDS; LIVER; MALE; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

EID: 77956427422     PISSN: 02772116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MPG.0b013e3181d70468     Document Type: Article

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