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

The exact constellation of body composition characteristics among metabolically unhealthy obese (MUO) and nonobese (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