ArticleCalcified tissue international2017
Bone Density in the Obese Child: Clinical Considerations and Diagnostic Challenges.
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- Recent advances in research on the association between paediatric hyperuricaemia and bone health.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2026Pooled it
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- The "Burden" of Childhood Obesity on Bone Health: A Look at Prevention and Treatment.Nutrients · 2025Review
- The role of bone health in low-velocity fractures and the effects of obesity on the growing skeleton.Journal of the Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America · 2024Article
- Nutrition in school-age children: a rationale for revisiting priorities.Nutrition reviews · 2023Review
- Forearm Fractures in Overweight-Obese Children and Adolescents: A Matter of Bone Density, Bone Geometry or Body Composition?Calcified tissue international · 2022Review
- Obesity and Bone: A Complex Relationship.International journal of molecular sciences · 2021Review
- Benefits of Regular Table Tennis Practice in Body Composition and Physical Fitness Compared to Physically Active Children Aged 10-11 Years.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- The Bones of Children With Obesity.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2020Review
- Evolutionary Perspectives on the Developing Skeleton and Implications for Lifelong Health.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2020Review
- Inflammatory markers and bone mass in children with overweight/obesity: the role of muscular fitness.Pediatric research · 2020Article
- Muscular Fitness Mediates the Association between 25-Hydroxyvitamin D and Areal Bone Mineral Density in Children with Overweight/Obesity.Nutrients · 2019Article
- The Role of Obesity in Pediatric Orthopedics.Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. Global research & reviews · 2019Article
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- Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease and Bone Mineral Density in Children and Adolescents: Specific Considerations for Future Studies.Digestive diseases and sciences · 2019Article
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- [Review of high-resolution peripheral quantitative computed tomography for the assessment of bone microstructure and strength].Sheng wu yi xue gong cheng xue za zhi = Journal of biomedical engineering = Shengwu yixue gongchengxue zazhi · 2018Review
- Effect of cardiometabolic risk factors on the relationship between adiposity and bone mass in girls.International journal of obesity (2005) · 2018Article
- Fat and bone in children - where are we now?Annals of pediatric endocrinology & metabolism · 2018Article
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Abstract
The prevalence of obesity in children has reached epidemic proportions. Concern about bone health in obese children, in part, derives from the potentially increased fracture risk associated with obesity. Additional risk factors that affect bone mineral accretion, may also contribute to obesity, such as low physical activity and nutritional factors. Consequences of obesity, such as inflammation, insulin resistance, and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, may also affect bone mineral acquisition, especially during the adolescent years when rapid increases in bone contribute to attaining peak bone mass. Further, numerous pediatric health conditions are associated with excess adiposity, altered body composition, or endocrine disturbances that can affect bone accretion. Thus, there is a multitude of reasons for considering clinical assessment of bone health in an obese child. Multiple diagnostic challenges affect the measurement of bone density and its interpretation. These include greater precision error, difficulty in positioning, and the effects of increased lean and fat tissue on bone health outcomes. Future research is required to address these issues to improve bone health assessment in obese children.
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