How Much Is a Million? by David M. Schwartz

6 Matthews DR, Hosker JP, Rudenski AS, Naylor BA, Treacher DF, Turner RC.The validity and practicality of sun-reactive skin types I through VI. Türk çocuklarında vücut ağırlığı, boy uzunluğu, baş çevresive vücut kitle indeksi referans değerleri. Obesity and the skin: skin physiology and skin manifestations of obesity. Türkiye Beslenme ve Sağlık Araştırması 2010: Beslenme Durumu ve Alışkanlıklarının Değerlendirilmesi Sonuç Raporu. Sağlık Bakanlığı Sağlık Araştırmaları Genel Müdürlüğü, Hacettepe Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Fakültesi Beslenme ve Diyetetik Bölümü, Ankara Numune Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi. WHO Child Growth Standards based on length/height, weight and age. 1 WHO Multicentre Growth Reference Study Group.These results indicate that many skin morbidities may be prevented by preventing and treating obesity and insulin resistance in the early period.

Some dermatoses associated with obesity and insulin resistance were not found in obese children, or there was no significant association. The first five dermatoses which were positively correlated with formation and insulin resistance were KP, striae distensae, AN, hyperhidrosis, and plantar hyperkeratosis. The first five common dermatoses in the patient group when compared with the control group were keratosis pilaris (KP), striae distensae, hyperhidrosis, acanthosis nigricans (AN), and plantar hyperkeratosis. One hundred one healthy children with normal weight were determined as the control group (59 girls, 42 boys, mean age: 12.15 ± 2.43). The obese and overweight children were evaluated as the patient group (70 girls, 41 boys, mean age: 12.37 ± 3.14 years). Dermatological examinations of the participants were performed, and fasting insulin and glucose levels were checked. Obese, overweight, and normal weight children according to body mass index who were followed up and treated in the outpatient clinics were included in the study. The aim of the present study was to investigate the prevalence of obesity-related dermatoses in obese children, and the association between these dermatoses and insulin resistance as well as skin color.

How Much Is a Million? by David M. Schwartz