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    Babu Balagopal, PhD

    Principal Research Scientist - Casual

    ֲý Children's Health, Jacksonville 807 Children's Way Jacksonville, FL 32207

    • Pediatric Obesity; Fatty Liver Disease; Cardiometabolic Disease

    • Effect of N‐acetyl cysteine in children with metabolic dysfunction‐associated steatotic liver disease—A pilot study; Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition; (2024).

    • Preliminary evidence of glycine as a biomarker of cardiovascular disease risk in children with obesity; International Journal of Obesity; (2023).

    • Branched-chain Amino Acids and Relationship With Inflammation in Youth With Obesity: A Randomized Controlled Intervention Study; The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism; (2021).

    • Novel insights on the role of spexin as a biomarker of obesity and related cardiometabolic disease; International Journal of Obesity; (2021).

    • Physical activity levels and hepatic steatosis: A longitudinal follow‐up study in adults; Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology; (2018).