With the rise in obesity worldwide, an important debate has developed as to whether excess
fat has a detrimental or protective effect on skeletal health in children and adults. Obese …

Background: Bone mass acquisition during growth is a major determinant of the risk of
developing osteoporosis later in life. Body composition is an anthropometric determinant of …

Fat mass predicts bone accrual in prepubertal children, but obese children have increased
fracture risk. We hypothesised that bone size and mass would vary according to prior …

Obese children, particularly those who have fractured, have reduced body size-adjusted
total body and regional bone mass. We performed an observational cross-sectional cohort …

During normal childhood and adolescence, the skeleton undergoes tremendous change.
Utilizing the processes of modeling and remodeling, the skeleton acquires its adult …

Understanding the influence of total body fat mass (TBFM) on bone during the peri-pubertal
years is critical for the development of future interventions aimed at improving bone strength …

Background: The influence of adiposity on upper-limb bone strength has rarely been studied
in children, despite the high incidence of forearm fractures in this population. Objective: The …

Context: Controversy exists on the effect of obesity on bone development during puberty.
Objective: Our objective was to determine differences in volumetric bone mineral density …

Recent studies suggest association between body fat and childhood bone health, although
conflicting findings have also been reported. The aim of the present study was to examine …

Background: Body weight is made up of lean and fat mass and both are involved in growth
and development. Impression of these two components in bone density accrual has been …