Comment on

• Metabolic syndrome and its association with diet and physical activity in US adolescents.

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• Genetic and environmental interactions in obesity and type 2 diabetes.

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• Dietary intake and the metabolic syndrome in overweight Latino children.

  Ventura EE, Davis JN, Alexander KE, Shaibi GQ, Lee W, Byrd-Williams CE, Toledo-Corral CM, Lane CJ, Kelly LA, Weigensberg MJ, Goran MI. Ventura EE, et al. J Am Diet Assoc. 2008 Aug;108(8):1355-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jada.2008.05.006. J Am Diet Assoc. 2008. PMID: 18656576 Free PMC article.
• Dietary fiber and nutrient density are inversely associated with the metabolic syndrome in US adolescents.

  Carlson JJ, Eisenmann JC, Norman GJ, Ortiz KA, Young PC. Carlson JJ, et al. J Am Diet Assoc. 2011 Nov;111(11):1688-95. doi: 10.1016/j.jada.2011.08.008. J Am Diet Assoc. 2011. PMID: 22027051