introduction: complications of obesity and high fat in children are grave now and future. the aim of this research is comparing percentage of body fat in active and inactive girls using anthropometric parameters.materials and methods: this research is descriptive- correlation that 144 active(n= 70) and inactive(n= 74) girls aged 8 to 10 years old were selected by random cluster sampling method ...

conclusions these findings suggest that lean mass was the most important predictor of bmd in both genders. physical activity appears to positively impact on lean mass and needs to be considered in physical education and health-enhancing programs in iranian school children. background body weight is made up of lean and fat mass and both are involved in growth and development. impression of these...

background: women engaged with polycystic ovarian syndrome (pcos), as the commonest endocrine disorder, are known to have a specific type of adiposity. birth weight is among different contributors reported to be responsible for this diversity. objective: we aimed to compare the relation between birth weight and body fat mass (bfm)/ body lean mass (blm) in pcos and their age and body mass index ...

background: the aim was to investigate the relationships among lean mass (lm), fat mass (fm), and bone mineral density (bmd) in women stratified by body mass index (bmi) (bmi – normal-weight, overweight, obese) and to determine threshold at which body fat assumes negative relationship with bmd. methods: this was a cross-sectional study in 471 healthy caucasian women, aged 18-67 years. bmd, lm, ...

purpose although the contribution of physique and body composition in soccer performance was recognized, these parameters of physical fitness were not well-studied in adolescent players. aim of this study was to investigate physique and body composition across adolescence. methods male adolescents (n=297 aged 12.01–20.98 y), classified into nine one-year age-groups, child (control group, n=16 a...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the quality of weight change (change in fat mass vs fat-free mass [FFM]), changes in cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF), and frequencies of metabolic risk factors in adolescent females with obesity who either lost or gained weight following lifestyle treatment. STUDY DESIGN Fifty-eight girls (mean age = 13.0 ± 1.6 years; 77% black; mean body mass index = 36.5 ± 4.5 kg/m(2))...

Background: Little is known of how lifestyle factors might influence on body composition parameters in young adults from Croatia. The main purpose of the present study was to investigate the relationship between the lifestyle factors and body composition in young adults. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, participants were 271 university students (59.0% of women). Body composition was meas...