Body composition of children with moderate and severe undernutrition and after treatment: a narrative review
Abstract
Until recently, undernourished children were usually assessed using simple anthropometric measurements, which provide global assessments of nutritional status. There is increasing interest in obtaining more direct data on body composition to assess the effects of undernutrition on fat-free mass (FFM) and its constituents, such as muscle and organs, and on fat mass (FM) and its regional distribution.Recent studies show that severe-acute...
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Title
Body composition of children with moderate and severe undernutrition and after treatment: a narrative review
Published Date
Nov 25, 2019
Journal
Volume
17
Issue
1
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