Effects of micronutrient and phytochemical supplementation on cardiovascular health in obese and overweight children: a narrative review.
Curr Opin Clin Nutr Metab Care
; 25(6): 430-435, 2022 11 01.
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ABSTRACT
PURPOSE OF REVIEW Cardiovascular damage could begin early in life. Our aim was to examine the current state of the art related to micronutrient supplementation on vascular health in obese and overweight children. We considered only the studies performed over the past few years. RECENT FINDINGS:
Vitamin D supplementation in the obese pediatric population with vitamin D deficiency could improve the vascular health of these subjects. The evidence is less clear on supplementation with other micronutrients. Zinc supplementation is currently the most supported by the literature.SUMMARY:
As of today, we can only speculate that supplementation with other micronutrients could improve the vascular health of obese and overweight children. Strong limitations are the different instrumental methods used to assess vascular health in obese children and adolescents under micronutrients supplementation. Actually, indirect indicators more reliable to evaluate vascular health seem to be lipid profile and insulin sensitivity. Furthermore, there is a particular lack of studies in this area in recent years, especially in the pediatric population. Additional studies performed in this population should be pursued to clarify significant relationships between micronutrients and vascular health.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Oligoelementos
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Obesidad Infantil
Límite:
Adolescent
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Child
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Curr Opin Clin Nutr Metab Care
Asunto de la revista:
CIENCIAS DA NUTRICAO
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METABOLISMO
Año:
2022
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Italia