Purpose There is considerable variation in incremental circulating 25-hydroxyvitamin D
(25OHD) levels on vitamin D supplements, even when similar age groups and identical …

Excess adiposity in childhood may affect bone development, ultimately leading to bone
frailty. Previous reports showing an increased rate of extremity fractures in children with …

Background The consumption of beverages that contain sugar is associated with
overweight, possibly because liquid sugars do not lead to a sense of satiety, so the …

Osteoporosis and obesity are both major public health concerns. It has long been
considered that these are distinct disorders rarely found in the same individual; however …

The goal in this study was to determine the relationship between body mass index and
trabecular and cortical bone using quantitative computed tomography. A higher body mass …

Objective This study examines the differences in bone mineral density between normal‐
weight children and children with overweight or obesity. Methods A systematic review and …

Abstract In 2007, International Society of Clinical Densitometry Pediatric Positions Task
Forces reviewed the evidence for the clinical application of peripheral quantitative computed …

Increased risk of fracture identified in obese children has led to a focus on the relationship
between fat, bone, and the impact of obesity during skeletal development. Early studies …

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

Childhood studies of the fat‐bone relationship are conflicting, possibly reflecting the
influence of metabolic abnormalities in some but not all obese children. Bone mass was …