Recent evidence demonstrating an increased fracture risk among obese individuals
suggests that adipose tissue may negatively impact bone health, challenging the traditional …

Objective This study examines the differences in bone mineral density between normal‐
weight children and children with overweight or obesity. Methods A systematic review and …

Infancy and adolescence are crucial periods for bone health, since they are characterized by
intense physical growth and bone development. The unsatisfactory acquisition of bone mass …

Importance Although guidelines for vitamin D supplementation in infants have been widely
implemented, they are mostly based on studies focusing on prevention of rickets. The …

Background: Bone mass acquisition during growth is a major determinant of the risk of
developing osteoporosis later in life. Body composition is an anthropometric determinant of …

Background There is a possibility that excess body fat affects bone mass gain and may
compromise skeletal health in obese children. The purpose of the study was to identify the …

Background Body mass compartments may have different directions of influence on bone
accrual. Studies of children are limited by relatively small sample sizes and typically make …

Background The pediatric relative fat mass (RFM) has been recently presented and
validated as an index for estimating percentage body fat (% BF) in North American children …

Hormonal change in carbohydrate metabolism through the circadian rhythm is well known.
An impaired nocturnal insulin secretion and lower level melatonin coexist in diabetics at the …

Given the rise in pediatric obesity, clarifications on the relationship between obesity and
bone health and on the impact of structured intervention on this relationship are needed …