Nada Alaaraj

Fatty liver and adipokines: converging pathways linking insulin resistance to early atherosclerosis in obese children and adolescents

Abstract Introduction Childhood obesity drives nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and adipokine dysregulation, converging on insulin resistance (IR) to promote subclinical vascular injury measurable as increased carotid intima–media thickness (cIMT). Pediatric-specific mech...