Association of nuts and unhealthy snacks with subclinical atherosclerosis among children and adolescents with overweight and obesity

Association of nuts and unhealthy snacks with subclinical atherosclerosis among children and adolescents with overweight and obesity

Abstract Background The process of atherosclerosis begins early in childhood and usually remains asymptomatic until later in life. Carotid intima-media thickness (cIMT) as a marker of subclinical atherosclerosis could identify early vascular alterations. Unhealthy snacks consumption is associated wi...

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Main Authors: Maryam Aghayan, Golaleh Asghari, Emad Yuzbashian, Pooneh Dehghan, Hossein Khadem Haghighian, Parvin Mirmiran, Maryam Javadi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-04-01
Series:Nutrition & Metabolism
Subjects:
Nuts
Snacks
Substitution
cIMT
Atherosclerosis
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12986-019-0350-y

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