The Relation of Childhood BMI to Adult Adiposity: The Bogalusa Heart Study

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Authors

David S. Freedman · Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Laura Kettel Khan · Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Mary K. Serdula · Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

William H. Dietz · Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Sathanur R. Srinivasan · Tulane University

Gerald S. Berenson · Tulane University

Abstract

Childhood BMI is associated with adult adiposity, but it is possible that the magnitude of this association depends on the relative fatness of children.

Topics & Keywords

Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet Birth, Development, and Health Body Composition Measurement Techniques

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: PEDIATRICS

Volume 115, Issue 1, pp. 22-27

DOI: 10.1542/peds.2004-0220

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