Associations of Growth Impairment and Body Composition among South African School-Aged Children Enrolled in the <i>KaziAfya</i> Project
(1) Background: Early childhood malnutrition may result in increased fat mass (FM) among school-aged children in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). We explored whether South African children with shorter stature have greater overall and abdominal FM compared to normal stature children. (2) Me...
Main Authors: | Kurt Z. Long, Johanna Beckmann, Christin Lang, Harald Seelig, Siphesihle Nqweniso, Nicole Probst-Hensch, Ivan Müller, Uwe Pühse, Peter Steinmann, Rosa du Randt, Cheryl Walter, Jürg Utzinger, Markus Gerber |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2021-08-01
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Series: | Nutrients |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/13/8/2735 |
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