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Metabolically obese normal weight phenotype in children and adolescents aged 3 to 18 years: a systematic review.
BMJ paediatrics open - 24 Apr 2026
Farooqui Mariyam, Selvam Sumithra, Kuriyan Rebecca
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Children with normal Body Mass Index (BMI) may still exhibit adverse metabolic profile-termed as the metabolically obese normal weight (MONW) phenotype, placing them at increased risk of long-term cardiometabolic complications. OBJECTIVE: To systematically synthesise the evidence of the MONW phenotype in children and adolescents aged 3-18 years, and to identify early-life determinants. METHODS: This...
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