Obesity is not protective for bones in childhood and adolescence

Nutrition Reviews

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 27-30

  Whiting, Susan J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Body weight; Bone mineral content; Childhood; Obesity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; ADOLESCENT; AGE; BODY WEIGHT; BONE MINERAL; BONE MINERALIZATION; CHILD; CHILDHOOD INJURY; FRACTURE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; OBESITY; PREDICTION; PROTECTION; RISK FACTOR; SHORT SURVEY; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADOLESCENT; BIOMECHANICS; BONE AND BONES; BONE DENSITY; BONE DEVELOPMENT; CHILD; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; OBESITY; OSTEOPOROSIS;

EID: 0036147737     PISSN: 00296643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1301/002966402760240327     Document Type: Short Survey

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