Context: Body weight is the most important anthropometric determinant of bone mineral
density (BMD). Body weight is mainly made up of lean mass (LM) and fat mass (FM), and …

Sarcopenia is a condition characterized by progressive and generalized reduction in
skeletal muscle mass and muscle strength, associated with an increased risk of adverse …

Chronic pain is more common in the elderly and impairs functioning and quality of life.
Though obesity, defined by body mass index (BMI), has been associated with pain …

Dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA) measurements of body composition increasingly
are used in the evaluation of clinical disorders, but there has been little guidance on how to …

With aging, poor bone mineral density (BMD) and accelerated decrease in BMD are strong
risk factors for fracture. Reports of the associations of dietary protein intake with bone …

Although increasing body weight has been regarded as protective against osteoporosis and
fractures, there is accumulating evidence that fat mass adversely affects skeletal health …

The effect of microbiota composition and its health on bone tissue is a novel field for
research. However, their associations with bone mineral density (BMD) have not been …

The criteria most used for the definition of sarcopenia, those based on the ratio between the
appendicular skeletal muscle mass (ASM) and the square of the height (h 2) underestimate …

Background The burden of obesity in Vietnam has not been well defined because there is a
lack of reference data for percent body fat (PBF) in Asians. This study sought to define the …

Biological processes utilize energy and therefore must be prioritized based on fuel
availability. Bone is no exception to this, and the benefit of remodeling when necessary …