Deuterium oxide dilution and body composition in overweight and obese schoolchildren aged 6-9 years

ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: To correlate different methods of body composition assessment in overweight or obese schoolchildren, using deuterium oxide (D2O) dilution as a reference. METHODS: Percentage of total body water (%TBW), fat free mass (%FFM), and body fat (%BF) were assessed by D2O and tetrapol...

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Main Authors: Wendell Costa Bila, André Everton de Freitas, Alexsandro Sobreira Galdino, Eduardo Ferriolli, Karina Pfrimer, Joel Alves Lamounier
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-02-01
Series:Jornal de Pediatria
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0021-75572016000100046&lng=en&tlng=en