Body fat and the specific depot where adipose tissue (AT) is stored can contribute to
cardiometabolic health risks in children and adolescents. Imaging procedures including …

Introduction Childhood obesity is associated with increased risk of adult obesity,
cardiovascular disease, diabetes and cancer. Appropriate techniques for assessment of …

In recent years, we've developed a much better grasp of the biological and other factors
associated with the development of obesity. Reflecting our evolving understanding of …

Background: Skinfold thicknesses have long been considered important and valid
measurements of subcutaneous fat. Nevertheless, there are no current skinfold reference …

Importance A rapid increase in weight in early life is associated with an increased risk for
adiposity and cardiovascular diseases at age 21 years and beyond. However, data on …

Objective To assess whether waist-to-height-ratio (WHtR) is a better estimate of body fat
percentage (BF%) and a better indicator of cardiometabolic risk factors than BMI or waist …

Featured Application A brief summary of the current knowledge on the mechanisms of
childhood obesity and its repercussions on adult health. Abstract The past few decades …

Objectives: Body mass index (BMI) percentiles have been routinely and historically used to
identify elevated adiposity. The aim of this study was to investigate the optimal Centers for …

Objective Early life is a critical window for adiposity programming. This study investigated
whether fat mass percentage (FM%), fat mass index (FMI), abdominal fat, and fat‐free mass …

PURPOSE: To quantify the change in volume in herniated lumbar disk after computed
tomography (CT)–guided intradiscal and periganglionic ozone–oxygen injection and to …