**Nomenclature**


*Diagnostic Methods in Childhood Obesity DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.92880*

*Weight Management*

**Acknowledgements**

**Conflict of interest**

**Nomenclature**

BMI body mass index CT computed tomography

Et al. and others HE liver steatosis IAF intra-abdominal fat

% percent < less than

> greater than cm centimeter kg kilogram

Ph.D.

Therefore, this population should be the target of prevention policies and programs, early diagnosis, and medical-nutritional monitoring, aiming to identify

The authors thank the professors and colleagues at the Santo Amaro University, especially Neil Ferreira Novo, Ph.D., Yara Juliano, Ph.D and Luciane Lucio Pereira,

The authors also thank their family and friends for constant encouragement.

the risks of these pathologies and their health consequences.

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

DXA dual energy X-ray absorptiometry

NAFLD non-alcoholic fatty liver disease NCHS National Center for Health Statistics

MRI magnetic resonance imaging

MS metabolic syndrome US ultrasonography

USA United States of America VAF visceral abdominal fat WC waist circumference WHO World Health Organization

≥ greater than or equal to ≤ less than or equal to

kg/m2 kilogram per square meter

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