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Sack C, Ferrari N, Friesen D, Haas F, Klaudius M, Schmidt L, Torbahn G, Wulff H, Joisten C. Health Risks of Sarcopenic Obesity in Overweight Children and Adolescents: Data from the CHILT III Programme (Cologne). J Clin Med 2022; 11:jcm11010277. [PMID: 35012017 PMCID: PMC8746104 DOI: 10.3390/jcm11010277] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2021] [Revised: 12/25/2021] [Accepted: 01/04/2022] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
Abstract
Sarcopenic obesity is increasingly found in youth, but its health consequences remain unclear. Therefore, we studied the prevalence of sarcopenia and its association with cardiometabolic risk factors as well as muscular and cardiorespiratory fitness using data from the German Children’s Health InterventionaL Trial (CHILT III) programme. In addition to anthropometric data and blood pressure, muscle and fat mass were determined with bioelectrical impedance analysis. Sarcopenia was classified via muscle-to-fat ratio. A fasting blood sample was taken, muscular fitness was determined using the standing long jump, and cardiorespiratory fitness was determined using bicycle ergometry. Of the 119 obese participants included in the analysis (47.1% female, mean age 12.2 years), 83 (69.7%) had sarcopenia. Affected individuals had higher gamma-glutamyl transferase, higher glutamate pyruvate transaminase, higher high-sensitivity C-reactive protein, higher diastolic blood pressure, and lower muscular and cardiorespiratory fitness (each p < 0.05) compared to participants who were ‘only’ obese. No differences were found in other parameters. In our study, sarcopenic obesity was associated with various disorders in children and adolescents. However, the clinical value must be tested with larger samples and reference populations to develop a unique definition and appropriate methods in terms of identification but also related preventive or therapeutic approaches.
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Affiliation(s)
- Carolin Sack
- Department for Physical Activity in Public Health, Institute of Movement and Neurosciences, Am Sportpark Müngersdorf 6, German Sport University Cologne, 50933 Cologne, Germany; (N.F.); (D.F.); (F.H.); (M.K.); (L.S.); (C.J.)
- Correspondence:
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- Department for Physical Activity in Public Health, Institute of Movement and Neurosciences, Am Sportpark Müngersdorf 6, German Sport University Cologne, 50933 Cologne, Germany; (N.F.); (D.F.); (F.H.); (M.K.); (L.S.); (C.J.)
- Cologne Center for Prevention in Childhood and Youth/Heart Center Cologne, University Hospital of Cologne, Kerpener Str. 62, 50937 Cologne, Germany
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- Department for Physical Activity in Public Health, Institute of Movement and Neurosciences, Am Sportpark Müngersdorf 6, German Sport University Cologne, 50933 Cologne, Germany; (N.F.); (D.F.); (F.H.); (M.K.); (L.S.); (C.J.)
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- Department for Physical Activity in Public Health, Institute of Movement and Neurosciences, Am Sportpark Müngersdorf 6, German Sport University Cologne, 50933 Cologne, Germany; (N.F.); (D.F.); (F.H.); (M.K.); (L.S.); (C.J.)
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- Department for Physical Activity in Public Health, Institute of Movement and Neurosciences, Am Sportpark Müngersdorf 6, German Sport University Cologne, 50933 Cologne, Germany; (N.F.); (D.F.); (F.H.); (M.K.); (L.S.); (C.J.)
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- Department for Physical Activity in Public Health, Institute of Movement and Neurosciences, Am Sportpark Müngersdorf 6, German Sport University Cologne, 50933 Cologne, Germany; (N.F.); (D.F.); (F.H.); (M.K.); (L.S.); (C.J.)
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- Department of Pediatrics, Paracelsus Medical University, Breslauer Str. 201, 90471 Nuremberg, Germany;
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- Department of Sport and Health Sciences, Faculty of Human Sciences, University of Potsdam, Karl-Liebknecht-Str. 24–25, 14476 Potsdam, Germany;
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- Department for Physical Activity in Public Health, Institute of Movement and Neurosciences, Am Sportpark Müngersdorf 6, German Sport University Cologne, 50933 Cologne, Germany; (N.F.); (D.F.); (F.H.); (M.K.); (L.S.); (C.J.)
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Olver TD, Grunewald ZI, Jurrissen TJ, MacPherson REK, LeBlanc PJ, Schnurbusch TR, Czajkowski AM, Laughlin MH, Rector RS, Bender SB, Walters EM, Emter CA, Padilla J. Microvascular insulin resistance in skeletal muscle and brain occurs early in the development of juvenile obesity in pigs. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 2017; 314:R252-R264. [PMID: 29141949 DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.00213.2017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Impaired microvascular insulin signaling may develop before overt indices of microvascular endothelial dysfunction and represent an early pathological feature of adolescent obesity. Using a translational porcine model of juvenile obesity, we tested the hypotheses that in the early stages of obesity development, impaired insulin signaling manifests in skeletal muscle (triceps), brain (prefrontal cortex), and corresponding vasculatures, and that depressed insulin-induced vasodilation is reversible with acute inhibition of protein kinase Cβ (PKCβ). Juvenile Ossabaw miniature swine (3.5 mo of age) were divided into two groups: lean control ( n = 6) and obese ( n = 6). Obesity was induced by feeding the animals a high-fat/high-fructose corn syrup/high-cholesterol diet for 10 wk. Juvenile obesity was characterized by excess body mass, hyperglycemia, physical inactivity (accelerometer), and marked lipid accumulation in the skeletal muscle, with no evidence of overt atherosclerotic lesions in athero-prone regions, such as the abdominal aorta. Endothelium-dependent (bradykinin) and -independent (sodium nitroprusside) vasomotor responses in the brachial and carotid arteries (wire myography), as well as in the skeletal muscle resistance and 2A pial arterioles (pressure myography) were unaltered, but insulin-induced microvascular vasodilation was impaired in the obese group. Blunted insulin-stimulated vasodilation, which was reversed with acute PKCβ inhibition (LY333-531), occurred alongside decreased tissue perfusion, as well as reduced insulin-stimulated Akt signaling in the prefrontal cortex, but not the triceps. In the early stages of juvenile obesity development, the microvasculature and prefrontal cortex exhibit impaired insulin signaling. Such adaptations may underscore vascular and neurological derangements associated with juvenile obesity.
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- T Dylan Olver
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Missouri , Columbia, Missouri
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- Department of Nutrition and Exercise Physiology, University of Missouri , Columbia, Missouri
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- Department of Nutrition and Exercise Physiology, University of Missouri , Columbia, Missouri
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- Department of Health Sciences, Brock University , St. Catharines, Ontario , Canada
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- National Swine Resource and Research Center University of Missouri , Columbia, Missouri
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- National Swine Resource and Research Center University of Missouri , Columbia, Missouri
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Missouri , Columbia, Missouri.,Dalton Cardiovascular Research Center, University of Missouri , Columbia, Missouri
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- Department of Nutrition and Exercise Physiology, University of Missouri , Columbia, Missouri.,Research Service, Harry S. Truman Memorial Veterans Affairs Hospital , Columbia, Missouri.,Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Missouri , Columbia, Missouri
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Missouri , Columbia, Missouri.,Dalton Cardiovascular Research Center, University of Missouri , Columbia, Missouri.,Research Service, Harry S. Truman Memorial Veterans Affairs Hospital , Columbia, Missouri
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- National Swine Resource and Research Center University of Missouri , Columbia, Missouri
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Missouri , Columbia, Missouri
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- Department of Nutrition and Exercise Physiology, University of Missouri , Columbia, Missouri.,Dalton Cardiovascular Research Center, University of Missouri , Columbia, Missouri.,Department of Child Health, University of Missouri , Columbia, Missouri
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Brandt S, König D, Lennerz B, Schoosleitner C, Schäfer A, Siegfried A, Siegfried W, Wabitsch M. [Case series: BMI long courses in patients with extreme juvenile obesity. Short- and long-term success of long-term inpatient treatment]. MMW Fortschr Med 2016; 158 Suppl 5:1-7. [PMID: 27565483 DOI: 10.1007/s15006-016-8606-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2016] [Accepted: 06/09/2016] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND Extreme obesity in adolescents is considered largely resistant to therapy. The aim of this study was to demonstrate the short- and long-term BMI histories of patients who have successfully participated in an inpatient weight loss program, and to look for factors influencing the very good success. METHODS For the case series 10 youths were selected, who participated in an inpatient weight reduction program for 6-12 months and who succeeded in reducing BMI for the short and for the long term. The inpatient weight reduction program was based on a lifestyle intervention. Information on BMI (kg/m(2)) per patient are available for time of baseline examination (T0, admission), final examination (T1, end of inpatient treatment) and follow-up (T2, 3-18 years after the beginning of the intervention). Socio-demographic data were collected within the first consultation (T0). RESULTS Mean BMI was 41.9 kg/m(2) (BMI-SDS: 3.22) at time of admission. It clearly decreased under therapy and continued decreasing after the end of inpatient treatment. At time of follow-up (T2) 9 patients had a BMI < 30 kg/m(2) and were not any longer rated as obese, 4 patients had normal weight (BMI: 18.5-24.9 g/m(2)). The majority of patients had at least one normal-weight parent, all families had an average or high socioeconomic status (SES) and the majority of young people attended school for at least 10 years. Occurrence of binge eating before the inpatient treatment was rejected by two thirds of patients. CONCLUSIONS The case series shows that there is a group of patients who have a clear and lasting decrease of BMI and thus benefit for the long term from an inpatient weight reduction program. In literature discussed predictors of long-term weight reduction such as normal weight of parents, high SES of parents and a high school education of the patients were observed in this selective group. In individual cases, a long-term inpatient therapy leading to lasting lifestyle changes should firstly be preferred to bariatric surgery.
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- Stephanie Brandt
- Sektion Pädiatrische Endokrinologie und Diabetologie, Universitätsklinik für Kinder- und Jugendmedizin Ulm, Ulm, Deutschland
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- Sektion Pädiatrische Endokrinologie und Diabetologie, Universitätsklinik für Kinder- und Jugendmedizin Ulm, Ulm, Deutschland
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- Adipositas Rehazentrum Insula, Bischofswiesen, Deutschland
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- Sektion Pädiatrische Endokrinologie und Diabetologie, Universitätsklinik für Kinder- und Jugendmedizin, Eythstr. 24, 89075, Ulm, Deutschland.
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Maidenberg MP. Childhood, Adolescent, and Teenage Obesity: Recommendations for Community Initiatives in Central Harlem. Health Soc Work 2016; 41:85-91. [PMID: 27263198 PMCID: PMC4888097 DOI: 10.1093/hsw/hlw012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2014] [Revised: 01/10/2015] [Accepted: 02/19/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Because ofpoverty, the high prevalence of obesity, and the lack of adequate supports, Central Harlem's children, adolescents, and teenagers are at risk for major physiological, psychological, and social issues. This article discusses the public health concerns related to this population, especially the prevalence of obesity. This article identifies the prevalence of illness and obesity in the inner city and stipulates the causes and consequences of obesity among children, adolescents, and teenagers. In addition, it reports on the appropriate community intervention, using a coalition and a community collaborative organization that serve as models to build support for Central Harlem. A proposal is offered for reducing obesity among youths in the community. The intervention outlines a logic model that identifies a multisystemic approach at the micro and macro level for community intervention and policy initiatives to advocate for fundamental change. Further research recommendations are described to reduce the prevalence of childhood, adolescent, and teenage obesity in urban communities.
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Jeong KY, Lee J, Li C, Han T, Lee SB, Lee H, Back SK, Na HS. Juvenile obesity aggravates disease severity in a rat model of atopic dermatitis. Allergy Asthma Immunol Res 2015. [PMID: 25553265 DOI: 10.4168/aair.2015.7.1.69.] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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PURPOSE There is increasing epidemiological evidence of an association between childhood obesity and atopic dermatitis, but little is known about the underlying mechanism(s). In the present study, we used a rat model of atopic dermatitis to assess whether juvenile obesity, induced by reduction of litter size, aggravated the signs of atopic dermatitis and, if so, whether this aggravation was associated with changes in plasma concentration of adipokines, such as leptin and adiponectin. METHODS Dermatitis was induced by neonatal capsaicin treatment. Body weight, dermatitis score, serum IgE, skin nerve growth factor (NGF), serum leptin and adiponectin, and cytokine mRNA expression in the skin lesion were compared between small (SL, 5 pups) and large litters (LL, 15 pups). RESULTS The body weight of juvenile rats up to 6 weeks of age was significantly heavier in the SL group, compared with those in the LL group. The SL group showed more robust development of dermatitis, and higher levels of serum IgE and skin NGF than the LL group. Additionally, the SL group demonstrated higher levels of leptin and pro-inflammatory cytokine mRNA but lower levels of adiponectin than the LL group. CONCLUSIONS These results suggest a causal link between a decrease in immunological tolerance, induced by juvenile obesity, and aggravation of atopic dermatitis.
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- Keun-Yeong Jeong
- Neuroscience Research Institute & Department of Physiology, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Neuroscience Research Institute & Department of Physiology, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Neuroscience Research Institute & Department of Physiology, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Neuroscience Research Institute & Department of Physiology, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Neuroscience Research Institute & Department of Physiology, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Neuroscience Research Institute & Department of Physiology, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Neuroscience Research Institute & Department of Physiology, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Neuroscience Research Institute & Department of Physiology, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Jeong KY, Lee J, Li C, Han T, Lee SB, Lee H, Back SK, Na HS. Juvenile obesity aggravates disease severity in a rat model of atopic dermatitis. Allergy Asthma Immunol Res 2014; 7:69-75. [PMID: 25553265 PMCID: PMC4274472 DOI: 10.4168/aair.2015.7.1.69] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2013] [Revised: 03/31/2014] [Accepted: 04/16/2014] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Purpose There is increasing epidemiological evidence of an association between childhood obesity and atopic dermatitis, but little is known about the underlying mechanism(s). In the present study, we used a rat model of atopic dermatitis to assess whether juvenile obesity, induced by reduction of litter size, aggravated the signs of atopic dermatitis and, if so, whether this aggravation was associated with changes in plasma concentration of adipokines, such as leptin and adiponectin. Methods Dermatitis was induced by neonatal capsaicin treatment. Body weight, dermatitis score, serum IgE, skin nerve growth factor (NGF), serum leptin and adiponectin, and cytokine mRNA expression in the skin lesion were compared between small (SL, 5 pups) and large litters (LL, 15 pups). Results The body weight of juvenile rats up to 6 weeks of age was significantly heavier in the SL group, compared with those in the LL group. The SL group showed more robust development of dermatitis, and higher levels of serum IgE and skin NGF than the LL group. Additionally, the SL group demonstrated higher levels of leptin and pro-inflammatory cytokine mRNA but lower levels of adiponectin than the LL group. Conclusions These results suggest a causal link between a decrease in immunological tolerance, induced by juvenile obesity, and aggravation of atopic dermatitis.
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- Keun-Yeong Jeong
- Neuroscience Research Institute & Department of Physiology, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Neuroscience Research Institute & Department of Physiology, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Neuroscience Research Institute & Department of Physiology, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Neuroscience Research Institute & Department of Physiology, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Neuroscience Research Institute & Department of Physiology, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Neuroscience Research Institute & Department of Physiology, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Neuroscience Research Institute & Department of Physiology, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Neuroscience Research Institute & Department of Physiology, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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