Body composition of Japanese children

Body composition in children.

Evaluation of partial body composition using bioelectrical impedance in Japanese children.

To clarify the growth pattern of body composition by body part for the management of childhood obesity, we measured body fat and muscle using BIA (bioelectrical impedance analysis) in 685 Japanese elementary schoolchildren (aged 6-11 years). The growth patterns of percentage body fat (%BF), fat mass (FM), and muscle mass (MM) were examined throughout the whole body and in various body parts. Th...

Body Composition and Fitness in Elite Spanish Children Body Composition and Fitness in Elite Spanish Children

The aims of this study were to describe body composition and physical fitness changes during a wholeseason in elite children tennis players. A total of 7 elite children tennis players participated in the study. Whole body composition by dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) and physical fitness were assessed during a season. Subjects increased lean and bone percentage, and decreased abdominal ...

Diet composition and body composition in preschool children.

BACKGROUND In studies of adult humans and in animal models, dietary intakes of the macronutrients, particularly fat, are related to body composition; however, data on children are more scarce. OBJECTIVE We sought to determine whether diet composition is related to percentage body fat in children aged 1.5-4.5 y. DESIGN In 77 preschool children, a 4-d weighed-food record was used to determine...

Occlusal function associated with body composition in premenopausal Japanese women.

OBJECTIVES The goal of the present study was to investigate the relationship between occlusal function and body composition in 108 premenopausal healthy Japanese women aged 20-45 years. METHODS Pressure-sensitive sheets were used to measure occlusal function. Whole fat mass and lean mass, fat-free mass, and whole-bone mineral content were measured by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA). ...