Metabolic, methodological and developmental aspects of body composition

Aim: The aim of the study was to investigate nutritional intake, bone mineralization and metabolic markers in a group of healthy 8-year-olds and relate these parameters to body

Although the objectively measured physical activity and gross motor skill data indicated that intervention strategies focussed on improving these outcomes were not necessary,

Also, effects of a dietary intervention study in normal weight women during pregnancy were analyzed, with focus on fish intake, serum phospholipid (s-) PUFAs (arachidonic

In assessment of body composition using CT, the radiation dose to the subject can be reduced to 2-60 % of the standard radiation dose used for diagnostic purposes while

GH treatment of postmenopausal women with abdominal obesity reduced visceral adipose tissue and improved insulin sensitivity. CT revealed adipose tissue changes not detectable

A neuropsychiatric examination and assessments of psychosocial functioning and IQ were performed at baseline and at 2-year follow-up to assess individual outcome in (i) 25

- with special reference to neuropsychiatric aspects on surgical interventions for medically intractable epilepsy.

To conclude, we found that markers related to intrauterine life such as cord levels of osteocalcin and early postnatal influences, such as the early establishment of the