Total, resting, and activity-related energy expenditures are similar in Caucasian and African-American children

Total, resting, and activity-related energy expenditures are similar in Caucasian and African-American children

There is some evidence to suggest that ethnic differences in energy expenditure in adults may modulate different propensities for obesity. However, there is lack of data for the components of energy expenditure in young children of different ethnic backgrounds.

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Veröffentlicht in:American journal of physiology: endocrinology and metabolism 1998-02, Vol.37 (2), p.E232-E237
Hauptverfasser: SUN, M, GOWER, B. A, NAGY, T. R, TROWBRIDGE, C. A, DEZENBERG, C, GORAN, M. I
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Anatomy & physiology
Biological and medical sciences
Black people
Children & youth
Endocrine system
Medical sciences
Metabolic diseases
Metabolism
Obesity
White people
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Zusammenfassung:There is some evidence to suggest that ethnic differences in energy expenditure in adults may modulate different propensities for obesity. However, there is lack of data for the components of energy expenditure in young children of different ethnic backgrounds.
ISSN:0193-1849
1522-1555