Body composition: population epidemiology and concordance in Australian children aged 11-12 years and their parents.

Susan A Clifford Alanna N Gillespie Timothy Olds Anneke C Grobler Melissa Wake

Published in: BMJ open (2019)

Excess adiposity remains prevalent in Australian children and parents. Moderate cross-generational concordance across all measures of leanness and adiposity is already evident by late childhood.

Keyphrases

body composition
insulin resistance
resistance training
bone mineral density
weight gain
young adults
high intensity
risk factors
metabolic syndrome
early life
adipose tissue
skeletal muscle
type diabetes
physical activity
childhood cancer
body mass index