Stunted children gain less lean body mass and more fat mass than their non-stunted counterparts: A prospective study

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 92, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 819-825

  Martins, Paula A ^a   Hoffman, D J ^b   Fernandes, M T B ^a   Nascimento, C R ^a   Roberts, S B ^c   Sesso, R ^a   Sawaya, A L ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Body composition; Dual energy X ray absorptiometry; Stunting; Undernutrition

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY FAT; BRAZIL; CALCULATION; CHILDHOOD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GROWTH RETARDATION; HUMAN; HUNGER; INFANCY; LEAN BODY WEIGHT; LIPID STORAGE; MALE; MALNUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OBESITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADOLESCENT; BODY CONSTITUTION; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; FEMALE; GROWTH DISORDERS; HUMANS; MALE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PUBERTY; SEX FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 9444229996     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/BJN20041274     Document Type: Article

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