Impact of dietary nutrient intake and physical activity on body composition and growth in Indian children

Background To investigate interrelationships of dietary composition and physical activity (PA) with growth and body composition (BC) in urban Indian school children. Methods A cross-sectional study was performed in 4,747 Indian school children (2,623 boys) aged 3–18 years. Weight, height, BC by body...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Pediatric research 2018-04, Vol.83 (4), p.843-850
Hauptverfasser:	Khadilkar, Anuradha V, Chiplonkar, Shashi A, Kajale, Neha A, Ekbote, Veena H, Parathasarathi, Lavanya, Padidela, Raja, Khadilkar, Vaman V
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	692/700/1720/3187 692/700/2814 692/700/459/284 692/700/478/174 Adolescent Age Factors Antioxidants - metabolism Body Composition Body Weight Child Child, Preschool Children & youth clinical-investigation Cross-Sectional Studies Diet Diet Surveys Dietary Proteins - metabolism Energy Intake Exercise Female Girls Humans India Male Medicine Medicine & Public Health Nutrients Nutrition Nutritional Status Pediatric Surgery Pediatrics Physical growth Proteins Surveys and Questionnaires
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Zusammenfassung:	Background To investigate interrelationships of dietary composition and physical activity (PA) with growth and body composition (BC) in urban Indian school children. Methods A cross-sectional study was performed in 4,747 Indian school children (2,623 boys) aged 3–18 years. Weight, height, BC by body impedance analyzer, PA and dietary food intakes by questionnaire method were recorded. Results Mean daily energy and protein intakes as recommended dietary allowance were significantly lower in both boys and girls ( P
ISSN:	0031-3998 1530-0447
DOI:	10.1038/pr.2017.322