The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 152, Issue 5 , Pages 612-617.e1 , May 2008

Insulin Resistance, Hyperinsulinemia, and Energy Intake in Overweight Children

  • Joan C. Han, MD

      Affiliations

    • Unit on Growth and Obesity, Program in Developmental Endocrinology and Genetics, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Bethesda, MD
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  • Margaret S. Rutledge, BS

      Affiliations

    • Unit on Growth and Obesity, Program in Developmental Endocrinology and Genetics, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Bethesda, MD
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  • Merel Kozlosky, MS, RD

      Affiliations

    • Nutrition Department, Clinical Center, National Institutes of Health, DHHS, Bethesda, MD.
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  • Christine G. Salaita, MS, RD

      Affiliations

    • Nutrition Department, Clinical Center, National Institutes of Health, DHHS, Bethesda, MD.
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  • Jennifer K. Gustafson, BS

      Affiliations

    • Unit on Growth and Obesity, Program in Developmental Endocrinology and Genetics, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Bethesda, MD
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  • Margaret F. Keil, MS, CRNP

      Affiliations

    • Unit on Growth and Obesity, Program in Developmental Endocrinology and Genetics, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Bethesda, MD
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  • Abby F. Fleisch, MD

      Affiliations

    • Unit on Growth and Obesity, Program in Developmental Endocrinology and Genetics, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Bethesda, MD
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  • Mary D. Roberts, MD

      Affiliations

    • Unit on Growth and Obesity, Program in Developmental Endocrinology and Genetics, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Bethesda, MD
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  • Cong Ning, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Unit on Growth and Obesity, Program in Developmental Endocrinology and Genetics, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Bethesda, MD
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  • Jack A. Yanovski, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Unit on Growth and Obesity, Program in Developmental Endocrinology and Genetics, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Bethesda, MD
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Jack A. Yanovski, MD, PhD, Head, Unit on Growth and Obesity, PDEGEN, NICHD, NIH, Hatfield, CRC, Room 1E-3330, 10 Center Drive, MSC-1103, Bethesda, MD 20892-1103.

Received 27 September 2007 ,Revised 5 November 2007 ,Accepted 13 December 2007.

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 Supported by the Intramural Research Program of the NIH with the grant ZO1 HD-00641 (to JAY) from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development and by a supplement from the National Center for Minority Health and Health Disparities (to JAY), National Institutes of Health. AFF was supported by the NIH Clinical Research Training Program, a public-private partnership funded jointly by the NIH and a grant to the Foundation for the NIH from Pfizer Pharmaceuticals Group. J.C.H., M.K., and J.A.Y. are Commissioned Officers in the United States Public Health Service, DHHS.

PII: S0022-3476(07)01170-5

doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2007.12.036

The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 152, Issue 5 , Pages 612-617.e1 , May 2008

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