The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition published a study demonstrating the validity of ADP measurements of fat mass in pregnant women at term. Measurements of maternal fat mass (FM) are important for studies of maternal and fetal health. Common methods of estimating FM have not been previously compared in pregnancy with measurements using more complete body composition models. The goal of...

New study has been published investigating the importance of neonatal body composition as it can influence the development of obesity during childhood and beyond. The aim of the study was to demostrate that fetal growth and maternal factors might influence neonatal fat mass percentage (FM%), independent of birth weight. 194 healthy neonates were tested their body composition, by...

The role of race in infant body composition has been investigated in a study published in the Pediatric Obesity journal. This study aimed to assess whether ethnic differences in body fat are present at birth in healthy infants born at term, where body fat is measured using air displacement plethysmography (PEA POD) and fat distribution by skin-fold thickness. The study conclusions are that...

A new study published on the Journal of Clinical Medical Research demonstrates how obesity affects lung function and respiratory muscle strength. The aim of the present study was to assess lung function and respiratory muscle strength in children with obesity and determine the influence of body composition on these variables. A cross-sectional study was conducted involving 75 children (40 with...