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Causal associations between body fat accumulation and COVID-19 severity: A Mendelian randomization study

Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2022
Previous studies reported associations between obesity measured by body mass index (BMI) and coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). However, BMI is calculated only with height and weight and cannot distinguish between body fat mass and fat-free mass. Thus,
Satoshi Yoshiji, Satoshi Yoshiji, Satoshi Yoshiji, Satoshi Yoshiji, Satoshi Yoshiji, Daisuke Tanaka, Hiroto Minamino, Hiroto Minamino, Tianyuan Lu, Tianyuan Lu, Guillaume Butler-Laporte, Guillaume Butler-Laporte, Takaaki Murakami, Yoshihito Fujita, J. Brent Richards, J. Brent Richards, J. Brent Richards, J. Brent Richards, J. Brent Richards, Nobuya Inagaki   +19 more
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Physical activity and fat-free mass during growth and in later life [PDF]

The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 2021
Physical activity may be a way to increase and maintain fat-free mass (FFM) in later life, similar to the prevention of fractures by increasing peak bone mass.A study is presented of the association between FFM and physical activity in relation to age.In a cross-sectional study, FFM was analyzed in relation to physical activity in a large participant ...
Westerterp, Klaas, Yamada, Yosuke, Sagayama, Hiroyuki, Ainslie, Philip, Andersen, Lene, Anderson, Liam, Arab, Lenore, Baddou, Issaad, Bedu-Addo, Kweku, Blaak, Ellen, Blanc, Stephane, Bonomi, Alberto, Bouten, Carlijn, Bovet, Pascal, Buchowski, Maciej, Butte, Nancy, Camps, Stefan, Close, Graeme, Cooper, Jamie, Das, Sai, Cooper, Richard, Dugas, Lara, Ekelund, Ulf, Entringer, Sonja, Forrester, Terrence, Fudge, Barry, Goris, Annelies, Gurven, Michael, Hambly, Catherine, El hamdouchi, Asmaa, Hoos, Marije, Hu, Sumei, Joonas, Noorjehan, Joosen, Annemiek, Katzmarzyk, Peter, Kempen, Kitty, Kimura, Misaka, Kraus, William, Kushner, Robert, Lambert, Estelle, Leonard, William, Lessan, Nader, Martin, Corby, Medin, Anine, Meijer, Erwin, Morehen, James, Morton, James, Neuhouser, Marian, Nicklas, Theresa, Ojiambo, Robert, Pietiläinen, Kirsi, Pitsiladis, Yannis, Plange-Rhule, Jacob, Plasqui, Guy, Prentice, Ross, Rabinovich, Roberto, Racette, Susan, Raichlen, David, Ravussin, Eric, Reynolds, Rebecca, Roberts, Susan, Schuit, Albertine, Sjödin, Anders, Stice, Eric, Urlacher, Samuel, Valenti, Giulio, Van etten, Ludo, Van mil, Edgar, Wells, Jonathan, Wilson, George, Wood, Brian, Yanovski, Jack, Yoshida, Tsukasa, Zhang, Xueying, Murphy-Alford, Alexia, Loechl, Cornelia, Luke, Amy, Pontzer, Herman, Rood, Jennifer, Schoeller, Dale, Wong, William, Speakman, John, Branth, Stefan, Colbert, Lisa, de Bruin, Niels, Dutman, Alice, Elmståhl, Sölve, Fogelholm, Mikael, Harris, Tamara, Heijligenberg, Rik, Jorgensen, Hans, Larsson, Christel, Rothenberg, Elisabet, Mccloskey, Margaret, Meijer, Gerwin, Pannemans, Daphne, Schulz, Sabine, van den Berg-Emons, Rita, van Gemert, Wim, Wilhelmine, W, Verboeket-van De, Venne, Verbunt, Jeanine, Philippaerts, Renaat, Subar, Amy, Tanskanen, Minna, Uauy, Ricardo, Velthuis-Te Wierik, Erica   +106 more
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Cross-sectional study of characteristics of body composition of 24,845 children and adolescents aged 3–17 years in Suzhou

BMC Pediatrics, 2023
Background We aimed to analyze the characteristics of the body composition of children and adolescents aged 3–17 in Suzhou, China. Methods A cross-sectional study between January 2020 and June 2022 using bioelectrical impedance was conducted to determine
Yan Zhao, Jin-xin Gong, Yi-ting Ji, Xiao-yun Zhao, Lu He, Shi-zhong Cai, Xiang-ming Yan   +6 more
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Fat mass to fat- free mass ratio and body composition in participants with chronic leg problems

Annales Kinesiologiae, 2022
Background & aim: Low fat-free mass (FFM) or high fat mass (FM) in older adults are abnormal body composition phenotypes associated with morbidity.
Mihaela Jurdana, Ana Tomažič, Boštjan Žvanut   +2 more
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Limitations of Fat-Free Mass for the Assessment of Muscle Mass in Obesity [PDF]

Obesity Facts, 2019
<b><i>Background:</i></b> A high amount of adipose tissue limits the accuracy of methods for body composition analysis in obesity. <b><i>Objectives:</i></b> The aim was to quantify and explain differences in fat-free mass (FFM) (as an index of skeletal muscle mass, SMM) measured with bioelectrical ...
Björn Jensen, Wiebke Braun, Corinna Geisler, Markus Both, Kristin Klückmann, Manfred J. Müller, Anja Bosy-Westphal   +6 more
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Bone mineral density and body composition in adolescents with failure to thrive [PDF]

Einstein (São Paulo), 2010
Objective To evaluate bone mineral mass in adolescents with failure to thrive in relation to body composition. Methods A case control study involving 126 adolescents (15 to 19 years), in final puberty maturation being 76 eutrophic and 50 with failure to
Thiago Sacchetto de Andrade, Luiz Anderson Lopes, Marcelo de Medeiros Pinheiro, Vera Lucia Szejnfeld, José Augusto de Aguiar Carrazedo Taddei   +4 more
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Body Composition in Swiss Elite Wheelchair Athletes

Frontiers in Nutrition, 2020
The aim of this study was to retrospectively interpret body composition in various wheelchair athletes. In total, 69 athletes (mean ± standard deviation; age 33 ± 11 years; body mass 65.1 ± 14.8 kg; height 169.9 ± 14.9 cm and time since injury 19 ± 11 ...
Joelle Leonie Flueck
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Does soy protein supplementation affect body composition in healthy exerciser adults? A systematic review and meta-analysis of clinical trials [PDF]

, 2019
Background objectives: The effects of soy protein supplementation on anthropometric parameters and body composition indices of healthy adults is equivocal.
Asbaghi, O., Clark, C.C.T., Falahi, E., Jafarnejad, S., Khosroshahi, M.Z., Rad, E.Y., Saboori, S.   +6 more
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Body composition in preschool children with short stature: a case-control study

BMC Pediatrics, 2022
Background Short stature is defined as height below 2 standard deviations of the population with the same age, gender. This study is aimed to assess the characteristics of body composition in preschool children with short stature.
Yi-ting Ji, Li-li Li, Shi-zhong Cai, Xiao-yan Shi   +3 more
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Is an Exercise Intervention the only way to Reduce Visceral Fat without Reducing Fat-free Mass in Children and Adolescents? [PDF]

Exercise Medicine, 2021
OBJECTIVES To maintain proper development, it is recommended that children/adolescents focus more on increasing physical activity than dietary restriction when treating obesity.
Takashi Abe, Jeremy P. Loenneke
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