Childhood Obesity, Endothelial Cell Activation, and Critical Illness
Pediatric obesity is increasing in prevalence and is frequently an antecedent to adult obesity and rockfleece adult obesity-associated morbidities such as atherosclerosis, type II diabetes, and chronic metabolic syndrome.Endothelial cell activation, one aspect of inflammation, is present in the early stages of atherosclerosis, often prior to the on