The role of race in infant body composition has been investigated in a study published in the Pediatric Obesity journal. This study aimed to assess whether ethnic differences in body fat are present at birth in healthy infants born at term, where body fat is measured using air displacement plethysmography (PEA POD) and fat distribution by skin-fold thickness. The study conclusions are that "race/ethnic...
A new study published on the Journal of Clinical Medical Research demonstrates how obesity affects lung function and respiratory muscle strength. The aim of the present study was to assess lung function and respiratory muscle strength in children with obesity and determine the influence of body composition on these variables. A cross-sectional study was conducted involving 75 children (40 with...
The accuracy of BOD POD measurements inside mobile trailers has been scientifically tested in an article published on the Clinical Physiology and Functional Imaging Journal. The purpose of this investigation was to (i) assess the test–retest reliability and minimum difference (MD) values of air-displacement plethysmography (ADP) and the Siri 3-compartment (3-C) model in a mobile trailer, and (ii)...
A new study investigating body composition of preterm infants measured with Air Displacement Plethysmography (ADP) has been published on the prestigious nature.com Pediatric Research journal. The study aimed to investigate body composition of late preterm infants, according to percentile at birth, and to compare their body composition with that of term newborns. A total of 122 (99 appropriate...
The reliability of the BOD POD has been again confirmed in a new study from the Sacred Heart University of Connecticut (USA) published in the IJSNEM. The purpose of the present study was to determine whether expected changes in body weight via a three day low-carbohydrate (CHO) diet will disrupt the reliability of air displacement plethysmography measurements via BOD POD. Twenty-four subjects...
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