Correlates of Obesity and the Metabolic Syndrome in African-American Adolescents

Author

TaSheitha Vontre Butler

Date of Award

2005

Document Type

Undergraduate Thesis

Department

Chemistry and Biochemistry

First Advisor

Scott Owens

Relational Format

Dissertation/Thesis

Abstract

As the prevalence of overweight and obesity amongst Americans increases, there is an increased risk in individuals for the development of the “metabolic syndrome.” The “metabolic syndrome,” which is characterized by abdominal obesity, hypertension, dyslipidemia, and insulin resistance, puts those diagnosed with it at an increased risk for certain chronic illnesses, including Type II diabetes and coronary heart disease, research investigates the possible correlates between obesity and the metabolic syndrome in a group of 10-16 year-old African-American participants in the University of Mississippi’s National Youth Sports Program (NYSP). The results show that there are indeed correlates between obesity and the metabolic syndrome within the sample population. One of those correlations is the inverse relationship between sedentariness and measures of body fat.

Recommended Citation

Butler, TaSheitha Vontre, "Correlates of Obesity and the Metabolic Syndrome in African-American Adolescents" (2005). Honors Theses. 2182.
https://egrove.olemiss.edu/hon_thesis/2182

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