There is growing prevalence of cardiovascular diseases (CVD) and diabetes mellitus type 2 (DM2) in the child and youth population, and particularly in young adults, secondary to an increase in their risk factors, which present themselves at very early stages of life. Among these, the most prevalent is obesity, which may increase rates of dyslipidemia, arterial hypertension (AH) and carbohydrate metabolism disorders, which are also recognized risk factors for cardiometabolic diseases (CMD). .
