Symposium 11: Obesity in adolescence

Authors

  • Verónica Vaccarezza Hospital Larcade, Province of Buenos Aires, Argentina

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.47196/diab.v56i3Sup.574

Keywords:

diabetes mellitus, farmacología

Abstract

Since the 1980s, the prevalence of overweight has increased in the general population and in patients with T1D.

Prevalence of obesity in diabetes1: SEARCH 34.7%, T1D ECXHANGE, 36%, DPV 15.3% and SWEET 29.6% and 34%.

Causes

• Eating habits with higher consumption of processed foods, refined sugars and saturated fats.

• Counting carbohydrates.

• More sedentary lifestyle

• Intensified treatment age-specific insulin resistance

Obesity contributes to insulitis and autoimmunity by secretion of chemokines from activated immune cells and B cells themselves in response to proinflammatory stimuli, promoting inflammation and B cell death.

Author Biography

Verónica Vaccarezza, Hospital Larcade, Province of Buenos Aires, Argentina

Pediatrician specialist in nutrition and diabetes

References

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Published

2022-09-01

How to Cite

Vaccarezza, V. (2022). Symposium 11: Obesity in adolescence. Journal of the Argentine Society of Diabetes, 56(3Sup), 76–76. https://doi.org/10.47196/diab.v56i3Sup.574

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