Skeletal Muscle Fat Content is Inversely Associated with Bone Strength in Young Girls

Childhood obesity is an established risk factor for metabolic disease. The influence of obesity on bone development, however, remains controversial, and may depend on the pattern of regional fat deposition. Therefore, we examined the associations of regional fat compartments of the calf and thigh wi...

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Published in:J Bone Miner Res
Main Authors: Farr, Joshua N., Funk, Janet L., Chen, Zhao, Lisse, Jeffrey R., Blew, Robert M., Lee, Vinson R., Laudermilk, Monica, Lohman, Timothy G., Going, Scott B.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 2011
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4414314/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21544865
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jbmr.414
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