Body Composition Measurements from Birth through 5 Years: Challenges, Gaps, and Existing & Emerging Technologies-A National Institutes of Health workshop.
Dympna GallagherAline AndresDavid A FieldsWilliam J EvansRobert KuczmarskiWilliam L LoweJulie C LumengEmily OkenJohn A ShepherdShumei SunSteven B HeymsfieldPublished in: Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity (2020)
Body composition estimates are widely used in clinical research and field studies as measures of energy-nutrient balance, functionality and health. Despite their broad relevance and multiple applications, important gaps remain in techniques available for accurately and precisely quantifying body composition in infants and children from birth through 5 years. Identifying these gaps and highlighting research needs in this age group were the topics of a National Institutes of Health workshop held in Bethesda, MD, USA, 30-31 May 2019. Experts reviewed available methods (multicompartment models, air-displacement plethysmography, dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry, weight-length and height indices, bioimpedance analysis, anthropometry-skinfold techniques, quantitative magnetic resonance, optical imaging, omics and D3-creatine dilution), their limitations in this age range and high priority research needs. A summary of their individual and collective workshop deliberations is provided in this report.
Keyphrases
- body composition
- dual energy
- bone mineral density
- resistance training
- high resolution
- public health
- healthcare
- magnetic resonance
- computed tomography
- mental health
- body mass index
- health information
- quality improvement
- health promotion
- young adults
- magnetic resonance imaging
- weight loss
- gestational age
- risk assessment
- image quality
- high speed
- weight gain
- social media
- liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry
- gas chromatography
- photodynamic therapy
- solid phase extraction