The Impact of Age and Body Composition on Bone Density among Office Worker Women in Hungary

Vári, Beáta; Győri, Ferenc; Katona, Zsolt; Berki, Tamás

doi:10.3390/ijerph20115976

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“…One key limitation of waist-to-height is that it does not account for individual variations in body shape, muscle mass, and bone structure. These factors can influence waist circumference measurements independently of actual fat distribution [ 58 ]. These measures are also relatively simple in the hands of trained practitioners and are low-cost; they can better evaluate adiposity instead of an exclusive focus on excess weight.…”

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Advantages and Limitations of the Body Mass Index (BMI) to Assess Adult Obesity

Wu,

Li,

Vermund

2024

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Obesity reflects excessive fat deposits. At-risk individuals are guided by healthcare professionals to eat fewer calories and exercise more, often using body mass index (BMI; weight/height2) thresholds for screening and to guide progress and prognosis. By conducting a mini-narrative review of original articles, websites, editorials, commentaries, and guidelines, we sought to place BMI in the context of its appropriate use in population health, clinical screening, and monitoring in clinical care. The review covers studies and publications through 2023, encompassing consensus reviews and relevant literature. Recent consensus reviews suggest that BMI is a valuable tool for population surveys and primary healthcare screening but has limitations in predicting the risk of chronic diseases and assessing excess fat. BMI can guide nutritional and exercise counseling, even if it is inadequate for reliable individual risk prediction. BMI cut-offs must be reconsidered in populations of varying body build, age, and/or ethnicity. Since BMI-diagnosed overweight persons are sometimes physically and physiologically fit by other indicators, persons who are overweight on BMI should be more fully evaluated, diagnosed, and monitored with combined anthropometric and performance metrics to better clarify risks. The use of combined anthropometric and performance metrics involves integrating measurements of body composition with assessments of physical function and fitness to provide a more comprehensive evaluation of an individual’s health and fitness status. Eligibility for bariatric surgery or semaglutide satiety/appetite-reduction medications should not be determined by BMI alone. Awareness of the advantages and limitations of using BMI as a tool to assess adult obesity can maximize its appropriate use in the context of population health and in rapid clinical screening and evaluation.

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Advantages and Limitations of the Body Mass Index (BMI) to Assess Adult Obesity

Wu,

Li,

Vermund

2024

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An A2 β-casein infant formula with high sn-2 palmitate and casein phosphopeptides supports adequate growth, improved stool consistency, and bone strength in healthy, term Chinese infants: a randomized, double-blind, controlled clinical trial

Sheng,

Mi,

Yuan

et al. 2024

Front. Nutr.

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The aim of this randomized, double-blind, controlled trial was to examine the effects of infant formula on the growth, stool consistency, and bone strength of infants (n = 120) over a period of 4 months. The investigational group was fed an A2 β-casein cow’s milk infant formula containing casein phosphopeptides (CPP) and high sn-2 palmitate (54% of total palmitate at sn-2). The control group was fed a standard cow’s milk formula without CPP and with low sn-2 palmitate (29% of total palmitate at sn-2). The third group was fed human milk (HM) (n = 60). All three groups had similar baseline characteristics, and maintained similar BMI, sleep habits, and growth rates in body weight and length throughout the study. However, compared to the control group, infants in the investigational and human milk groups had significantly: (i) greater body length at 90, 120, and 150 days of age; (ii) greater growth rate in head circumference from 30 to 60 days of age, with larger head circumference at 60 days of age; (iii) larger daily stool frequency at 60, 90, and 120 days of age; (iv) softer stool at 60, 90, and 120 days of age; (v) higher bone quality index and bone speed of sound at 150 days of age; (vi) fewer hours of crying at 60 and 90 days of age; (vii) less abdominal distention, burp, and flatus at 60, 90, and 120 days of age; and (viii) less constipation at 90 days of age. At other time points, no significant differences were observed between the three groups. No serious adverse events (AEs) related to the study products were reported, and significantly fewer infants in the investigational and HM groups experienced at least one AE compared to the control group. The study suggests that the A2 β-casein formula with high sn-2 palmitate and CPP supports adequate growth, is well tolerated, and may have beneficial effects on stool consistency, gastrointestinal comfort, crying duration, and bone density, comparable to HM.Clinical trial registration:https://clinicaltrials.gov/, NCT04749290.

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The Impact of Age and Body Composition on Bone Density among Office Worker Women in Hungary

Cited by 2 publications

References 53 publications

Advantages and Limitations of the Body Mass Index (BMI) to Assess Adult Obesity

Advantages and Limitations of the Body Mass Index (BMI) to Assess Adult Obesity

An A2 β-casein infant formula with high sn-2 palmitate and casein phosphopeptides supports adequate growth, improved stool consistency, and bone strength in healthy, term Chinese infants: a randomized, double-blind, controlled clinical trial

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