Reprint
Body Composition in Children
Edited by
March 2024
188 pages
- ISBN978-3-7258-0294-4 (Hardback)
- ISBN978-3-7258-0293-7 (PDF)
This book is a reprint of the Special Issue Body Composition in Children that was published in
Biology & Life Sciences
Medicine & Pharmacology
Public Health & Healthcare
Summary
This Special Issue, “Body Composition in Children”, of the journal Children publishes both original and review articles focusing on the prevalence and determinants of obesity across childhood, the role of body composition in children’s health, new approaches to assessing body composition, and interventions aiming to improve body composition in children and adolescents.
Format
- Hardback
License
© 2022 by the authors; CC BY-NC-ND license
Keywords
asymmetry; body composition; body posture; puberty; pediatric obesity; body composition analysis; bioelectrical impedance analysis; air displacement plethysmography; DXA; body fat percentage; fat mass; fat free mass; physical activity; children; body composition; accelerometry; dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry; childhood; neck circumference; percentile; anthropometry; childhood obesity; overweight; Serbia; WHO definitions; IOTF definitions; obesity; oral disease; oral health related quality of life (OHRQoL); anthropometry; body composition; children; epidemiography; physical fitness; body composition; body mass index; physical activity; pubescence; training; cardiovascular disease; ambulatory blood pressure monitoring; fat mass index; children; dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry; chronic kidney disease; hypertension; total sugars; added sugars; children; adolescents; overweight and obesity; dietary intake; dyslipidemia; cardiovascular risk; physical activity; body composition; muscle mass; body compartments; diet; lifestyle; body composition; cardiometabolic risk; children; adolescents; COVID-19; girls; vigorous intensity; body weight status; ball game; obesity; children; WBC; RBC; platelets; obesity; nutrition; national guidelines; adherence; n/a