Open AccessObesity Is Not Protective for Bones in Childhood and Adolescence
Author(s) -
Susan J. Whiting
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
nutrition reviews
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.958
H-Index - 150
eISSN - 1753-4887
pISSN - 0029-6643
DOI - 10.1301/002966402760240327
Subject(s) - overweight , obesity , childhood obesity , medicine , affect (linguistics) , incidence (geometry) , body weight , bone development , bone mineral content , early childhood , late childhood , pediatrics , endocrinology , developmental psychology , psychology , bone mineral , osteoporosis , physics , communication , optics
Although body weight is considered to positively affect bones of children and adults, recent studies suggest that overweight and obesity in childhood and adolescence reduce bone mineral content below what would be predicted based on weight and are associated with an increase in incidence of childhood fractures.