In vivo methods used to study human body composition continue to be developed, along
with more advanced reference models that utilize the information obtained with these …

There is a remarkable increase in the prevalence of children with excess body fat in the
United States—an epidemic of obesity. The trend is reflected in data derived from many …

Background: Validation studies of height-and weight-based indexes of body fatness in
children and adolescents have examined only small samples of school-age children …

Objectives: To test the hypothesis that in a healthy pediatric population body mass index as
(BMI)(kilograms per meter square) is a valid measure of fatness that is independent of age …

Normative body composition during the first 2 y of life was derived from a prospective study
of 76 children. We present 1) fat free mass (FFM) and its components, and fat mass (FM), 2) …

This study examined eating-disordered pathology in relation to psychopathology and
adiposity in 162 non-treatment-seeking overweight (OW) and normal weight (NW) children …

BACKGROUND: Physical activity tracking studies can determine when children settle into
activity patterns and their risk for maintaining sedentary behaviors. This study examined the …

This article reviews the current status of various methodologies used in obesity and nutrition
research in children, with particular emphasis on identifying priorities for research needs …

Objective. Anorexia nervosa (AN) is an eating disorder that leads to a number of medical
sequelae in adult women and has a mortality rate of 5.6% per decade; known complications …

Background: A better understanding of the associations of early infant nutrition and growth
with adult health requires accurate assessment of body composition in infancy. Objective …