| Total energy expenditure and body composition in early infancy. | |
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PMID: 8957956 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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In adults greater energy expenditure, primarily on physical activity, is associated with greater leanness. Such an association has proved more difficult to demonstrate in infants, partly due to the difficulty of measuring fatness and free living energy expenditure in this age group. Stable isotope techniques now make such investigations more viable. OBJECTIVE: The relationship between body composition and energy expenditure was investigated in 12 week infants. METHODS: Total energy expenditure and fat mass were estimated using the doubly labelled water technique. SUBJECTS: 92 normal healthy infants. RESULTS: Fat mass was correlated with both triceps and subscapular skinfold thicknesses (p < 0.001). After controlling for body size, age was a significant predictor of fat mass (p = 0.003), whereas total energy expenditure was not (p = 0.463). CONCLUSIONS: The cross sectional link between activity level and fatness in young infants, reported previously, does not persist when energy expenditure is considered. |
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Authors:
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J C Wells; T J Cole; P S Davies |
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Archives of disease in childhood Volume: 75 ISSN: 1468-2044 ISO Abbreviation: Arch. Dis. Child. Publication Date: 1996 Nov |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1997-01-02 Completed Date: 1997-01-02 Revised Date: 2009-11-18 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0372434 Medline TA: Arch Dis Child Country: ENGLAND |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 423-6 Citation Subset: AIM; IM |
Affiliation:
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Dunn Nutrition Unit, Cambridge. |
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Descriptor/Qualifier:
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Aging
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physiology Anthropometry Body Composition / physiology* Cross-Sectional Studies Deuterium / diagnostic use Energy Metabolism / physiology* Female Humans Infant Male Oxygen Isotopes Physical Exertion / physiology Skinfold Thickness |
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0/Oxygen Isotopes; 7782-39-0/Deuterium |
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