Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, EarlyView.Abstract Vegan and other plant‐based diets are becoming increasingly popular in the paediatric age group. There is limited evidence in the current medical literature to determine whether a vegan diet is adequate for children, since the currently available society position papers are based on narrative reviews and expert opinion.
Elvira Verduci +11 more
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Sarcopenia and Osteoporosis: Two Sides of the Same Coin
Indian Spine JournalOsteosarcopenia is a condition characterized by the coexistence of both osteoporosis and sarcopenia. It is more prevalent in aging populations.
Abhijith Anil +3 more
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Dual Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry Compared with Anthropometry in Relation to Cardio-Metabolic Risk Factors in a Young Adult Population: Is the 'Gold Standard' Tarnished? [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2016 BACKGROUND AND AIMS:Assessment of adiposity using dual energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA) has been considered more advantageous in comparison to anthropometry for predicting cardio-metabolic risk in the older population, by virtue of its ability to ...
Denise L Demmer +7 more
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Amalgamated reference data for size-adjusted bone densitometry measurements in 3598 children and young adults – the ALPHABET study [PDF]
, 2016 The increasing use of dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) in children has led to the need for robust reference data for interpretation of scans in daily clinical practice.
Adams, J.E. +12 more
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Nutrition in Clinical Practice, EarlyView.Abstract Background The role of calf circumference (CC) in predicting sarcopenia and mortality of patients undergoing maintenance hemodialysis (MHD) remains debated. This study assessed CC's predictive value, optimal threshold, and mortality association in older patients undergoing MHD. Methods An observational cohort study was conducted on older adult
Yan Shen +7 more
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Three-compartment body composition changes in elite rugby league players during a super league season, measured by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry. [PDF]
, 2011 This study investigated the acute changes in body composition that occur over the course of a competitive season in elite rugby league players. Twenty elite senior players from an English Super League rugby league team underwent a total-body dual-energy ...
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A geriatrician's approach to managing the complex older adult with obesity
Obesity, EarlyView.Abstract The prevalence of obesity in older adults is rapidly increasing due to the demographic shift occurring globally. Older adults with obesity face health care challenges due to multimorbidity, functional dependency, and disability. This population often has prior history of struggles through weight‐loss attempts during the middle years of life ...
Shenbagam Dewar
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Hip Structural Analysis and Bone Strain Index in Clinical Practice: Their Utility Beyond BMD
Indian Journal of Endocrinology and MetabolismPrevious studies have demonstrated that in certain medical conditions, fragility fractures tend to occur even at bone mineral density (BMD) levels that are in the nonosteoporotic range.
Kripa E. Cherian, Thomas V. Paul
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Body composition and basal metabolic rate in pre-school children : no sex difference [PDF]
, 2015 This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License which allows users to read, copy, distribute and make derivative works for non-commercial purposes from the material, as long as the author of the original work
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In vivo precision of the GE Lunar iDXA for the measurement of visceral adipose tissue in adults: the influence of body mass index. [PDF]
, 2014 CoreScan is a new software for the GE Lunar iDXA, which provides a quantification of visceral adipose tissue (VAT). The objective of this study was to determine the in vivo precision of CoreScan for the measurement of VAT mass in a heterogeneous group of
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