We evaluated the adult bone structural traits in relation to childhood overweight in 832 men
and women. Childhood overweight was associated with larger cross-sections at long bones …

Although obesity is associated with increased risk of many chronic diseases including
cardiovascular disease, diabetes, hypertension, and cancer, there is little evidence to …

In the context of physical education curricula, markers of physical fitness (eg, aerobic
capacity, muscular strength, flexibility, and body mass index or body fat) are usually …

Background: Bone mineral acquisition during adolescence is crucial for maximizing peak
bone mass. Fat mass (FM) and bone mass are closely related. This study investigated the …

Background To compare the relationship of skeletal muscle mass with bone mineral content
in an ethnically diverse group of 6 to 18 year old boys and girls. Methods 175 healthy …

OBJECTIVE: To compare bone mass between overweight adolescents with and without
cardiometabolic risk factors (CMR). Associations of bone mass with CMR and adiposity were …

Context: Body weight has been associated with bone mass and bone size through shared
genetic determination and environmental influences. Whereas lean mass exerts a positive …

Background Prophylactic interventions against osteoporosis require a determination of the
factors that influence the accumulation of bone mass during growth. Objective The objective …

Purpose and methods. Body weight is the most extensively studied correlate of bone mass
and is widely used as a covariate in statistical evaluations of bone mineral parameters. Lean …

Muscle and bone are two intricately-related tissue types; however, factors such as sex,
maturation, study design, and outcome measures studied can modify this relationship …