Associations of Growth Impairment and Body Composition among South African School-Aged Children Enrolled in the <i>KaziAfya</i> Project

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...

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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
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-08-01
Series:Nutrients
Subjects:
height
stunting
body composition
fat mass
school-aged children
South Africa
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/13/8/2735

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