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RESEARCH GROUPS
Pediatría, Innovación, Traslación
y Tecnología en la Obesidad Infantil
Programme: P3. Complications of Obesity; P6. Physiopathology of Body Weight Homeostasis
Lead Researcher: Lurbe Ferrer, Empar Group Members
STAFF MEMBERS: Calaforra Juan, Oscar | Dix, Rachael Ann | Ponce Zanon, Francisco Jose | Redon Lurbe, Pau . ASSOCIATED MEMBERS: Aguilar Bacallado, Francisco | Alvarez Pitti, Julio Carlos | Pascual Izuel, José María
| Redón i Mas, Josep | Torro Domenech, María Isabel .
Main lines of research
The group has established a number of research areas that focus on various aspects of childhood obesity and the study of cardiometabolic and renal complications both in children and in adults . In the area of childhood obesity:
• Study of risk factors for development of obesity, focusing on the impact of intrauterine life, postnatal growth and environmental factors (tobacco, metals) .
• Identification of molecular mechanisms involved in cardiometabolic risk to better understand its me- chanisms and search for biomarkers .
• Study of the association of metabolic factors, dyslipidemia, insulin resistance and hyperuricemia and hemodynamic, arterial pressure .
• Comprehensive prevention and treatment focused on physical exercise with the implementation of new technologies for personalized treatment leading to the creation of PEDITEC (JOINT RESEARCH UNIT FOR TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION IN PEDIATRICS -PEDITEC- FACING CHILD WELFARE) to- gether with the Polytechnic University of Valencia (VLCCampus) .
• Technology transfer, with the creation of integrated software for cardiorespiratory fitness and auto- nomic activity for personalizing exercise .
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