Body composition is known to be associated with several diseases, such as cardiovascular
disease, diabetes, cancers, osteoporosis and osteoarthritis. Body composition …

In view of the prevalence, health consequences, and costs of childhood obesity, there has
been substantial interest in identifying effective interventions to prevent excess weight gain …

Objectives To describe the association and its magnitude between body mass index
category, sex, and cardiovascular disease risk parameters in school aged children in highly …

This systematic review collated seventy-eight studies exploring waist-to-height ratio (WHtR)
and waist circumference (WC) or BMI as predictors of diabetes and CVD, published in …

To revise 1998 recommendations on childhood obesity, an Expert Committee, comprised of
representatives from 15 professional organizations, appointed experienced scientists and …

Paul Zimmeta, K George MM Albertib, Francine Kaufmanc, Naoko Tajimad, Martin Silinke,
Silva Arslanianf, Gary Wongg, Peter Bennetth, Jonathan Shawa and Sonia Caprioi; IDF …

Background In adults the metabolic syndrome imposes a substantial risk for type 2 diabetes
mellitus and premature coronary heart disease. Even so, no national estimate is currently …

We suggest that a simple, rapid screening tool—the waist-to-height ratio (WHTR)—could
help to overcome debates about the use of different body mass index (BMI) boundary values …

OBJECTIVE: To describe and provide estimates of the distribution of waist circumference
(WC) according to percentiles in African-, European-, and Mexican-American children, and …

Several aspects of body composition, in particular the amount and distribution of body fat
and the amount and composition of lean mass, are now understood to be important health …