Open AccessHigh BMI with Adequate Lean Mass Is Not Associated with Cardiometabolic Risk Factors in Children and Adolescents
Author(s) -
Pei Xiao,
Hong Cheng,
Yinkun Yan,
Junting Liu,
Xiaoyuan Zhao,
Haibo Li,
Jie Mi
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of nutrition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.463
H-Index - 265
eISSN - 1541-6100
pISSN - 0022-3166
DOI - 10.1093/jn/nxaa328
Subject(s) - medicine , lean body mass , body mass index , environmental health , pediatrics , endocrinology , body weight
Despite an increasing number of studies investigating the links between increased BMI and a better prognosis of cardiovascular disease, which has been termed the "obesity paradox," few of them take the lean mass into consideration.
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