Research Institute of Child Nutrition, Dortmund
Adiposity rebound estimates made by visual approach reflect physiological basis of rebound
Published in Lab Business Week, April 2nd, 2006
In a recently published study, investigators in Germany conducted a study "to compare different approaches (visual estimation of individual BMI curves with polynomial models) to estimate age at adiposity rebound (AR), as different approaches might lead to different results. AR has been suggested as a critical period between intrauterine life and early adulthood, and recent data showed that early age at AR is associated with higher body mass later in life."
A. Kroke and colleagues at the Research Institute of Child Nutrition...
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Source: Lab Business Week (2006-04-02)
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