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Progress and Challenges in Metabolic Syndrome in Children and Adolescents. A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association Atherosclerosis, Hypertension, and Obesity in the Young Committee of the Council on Cardiovascular Disease in the Young; Council on Cardiovascular Nursing; and Council on Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Metabolism

Julia Steinberger MD, MS, Chair, Stephen R. Daniels MD, PhD, FAHA, Robert H. Eckel MD, FAHA, Laura Hayman PhD, RN, FAHA, Robert H. Lustig MD, Brian McCrindle MD, MPH, FAHA, and Michele L. Mietus-Snyder MD

Key words: AHA Scientific Statements • metabolic syndrome • insulin • obesity • child

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