Nutritional Status and Body Composition at Diagnosis, of South Indian Children with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia (ALL).

Deepa PuttaswamyVaishnavi RameshTony RajKishor G BhatSumithra SelvamVandana BharadwajAnand PrakashAlexia J Murphy-AlfordRebecca Kuriyan

Published in: Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP (2024)

At diagnosis, anthropometric and body composition measurements were similar between children with ALL and children in the control group. The BCM showed a non-significant trend of being lower in children with ALL, which requires close monitoring during treatment. Evaluating early-stage nutritional status and body composition can help in planning appropriate interventions during treatment to prevent long term non-communicable diseases.

Keyphrases

body composition
resistance training
bone mineral density
early stage
young adults
physical activity
radiation therapy
lymph node
high intensity