Body composition is a sensitive marker of infants’ intra- and extrauterine growth quality that can influence short- and long-term outcomes; including retinopathy of prematurity, bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD), metabolic health, cardiovascular and neurodevelopmental outcomes.

A new study on the Neonatology Journal shows the relationship netween body composition at birth and in early childhood with risk for cognitive deficits.

A new study published on Pediatric Exercixse Medicine uses the BOD POD as the practical reference standard for body fat measurement in young male athletes.

A new key paper on the Journal of Pediatrics focuses on the importance of body composition measurement in preterm infants in order to assess neurological outcome at 2 years of age.

A new study on Pediatric Research Journal focuses on body composition at birth and its relationship with neonatal anthropometric ratios.