Seasonality of Children’s Height and Weight and Their Contribution to Accelerated Summer Weight Gain

Seasonality of Children’s Height and Weight and Their Contribution to Accelerated Summer Weight Gain

Background: While children have been shown to have increased BMI during the summer compared to the school year, it is not known if this may be due to seasonal variations in height or weight separately.Methods: Trained nurses measured heights (cm) and weights (kg) in a cohort of Kindergarteners (n =...

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Main Authors: Jennette P. Moreno, Salma Musaad, Hafza Dadabhoy, Tom Baranowski, Stephanie J. Crowley, Debbe Thompson, Tzuan A. Chen, Craig A. Johnston
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Physiology
Subjects:
seasonal variation
growth
weight gain
standardized BMI
elementary school children. seasonality of Children’s height and weight
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fphys.2022.793999/full

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