I read with interest the article titled 'Inverted BMI rather than BMI is a better predictor of DEXA
determined body fatness in children'published in your journal in the current issue. 1 In the …

Nutritional status can assess optimum level of nutrition available to the community, which
has prognostic value for related morbidity and mortality prevailing in the community …

Body composition (BC) assessment is often conducted using one of several different field
techniques, which individually are considered valid tests. Anecdotal evidence has …

Background: Lysine is deficient in cereal based traditional Indian diets. Inadequate lysine
intakes by Indian population may influence their lean body mass, thereby posing a risk to …

Obesity is a major public health concern and a risk factor for non-communicable diseases.
With the increasing prevalence of obesity in Indian women, it has become imperative for …

The study was aimed to assess the impact of supplementation either in the form of dietary or
medicinal supplements of lysine, calcium and vitamin D in order to identify an appropriate …

Nutritional status can assess optimum level of nutrition available to the community, which
has prognostic value for related morbidity and mortality prevailing in the community …

Background: Overweight and obesity is defined as abnormal excessive accumulation of
body fat that impairs health and normal functions of body. The world wide obesity is …