ESPE Abstracts

Childhood obesity (CO) is an important risk factor for the development of many chronic metabolic diseases in adulthood. Sleep patterns are known to affect leptin and ghrelin levels in the body. Recent studies using Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) have shown that insufficient sleep time leads to unhealthy eating behaviors in the brain. The aim of this study is to investigate the association between sleep time in childhood and obesity. Consistent with this associati...

Studies show that vitamin D deficiency can have negative effects on glucose homeostasis, although the mechanism for this is still unclear. The possible mechanism may be related to the presence of vitamin D receptors and their metabolizing enzymes in insulin-sensitive cell types, such as pancreatic cells and adipocytes. The aim of this study is to compare how serum 25- OH D level and HOMA-IR index are related to acanthosis nigricans (AN) and which of them is a better marker for...

In children and adolescents, vitamin D deficiency negatively affects muscle physiology, exposing them to increased muscle damage and pain, stress fractures, and tendon structures. In addition, free radicals released when the body is exposed to oxidative stress after exercise can cause DNA damage. Vitamin D plays an important role in removing these radicals. The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship between physical activity and 25- OH vitamin D in obese chil...

Childhood obesity (CO) is an important risk factor for the development of many chronic metabolic diseases in adulthood. Understanding the mechanisms that promote childhood obesity and eliminating these causes in childhood are critical for later life. One of the major complications of obesity is insulin resistance. The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship between sunlight exposure and insulin resistance in childhood. Specifically, it examines how the duratio...