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BMI is a poor predictor of adiposity in young overweight and obese children

BACKGROUND: The body mass index (BMI) is a simple and widely utilized screening tool for obesity in children and adults. The purpose of this investigation was to evaluate if BMI could predict total fat mass (TFM) and percent body fat (%FAT) in a sample of overweight and obese children. METHODS: In t...

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Publicado en:BMC Pediatr
Main Authors: Vanderwall, Cassandra, Randall Clark, R., Eickhoff, Jens, Carrel, Aaron L.
Formato: Artigo
Idioma:Inglês
Publicado: BioMed Central 2017
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Acceso en liña:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5457636/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28577356
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12887-017-0891-z
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