DXA-measured visceral fat mass and lean body mass reflect abnormal metabolic phenotypes among some obese and non-obese Chinese children and adolescents

The exact constellation of body composition characteristics among metabolically unhealthy obese (MUO) and non-obese (MUNO) children and adolescents remains unclear. The purpose of this study was to identify the major body composition determinants of metabolically unhealthy phenotypes among Chinese children and adolescents.

Source: Nutrition, Metabolism, and Cardiovascular Diseases : NMCD - March 9, 2018 Category: Nutrition Authors: W.Q. Ding, J.T. Liu, Y.X. Shang, B. Gao, X.Y. Zhao, H.P. Zhao, W.J. Wu Source Type: research