Luis A Moreno

..In children with hypercholesterolemia, dietary therapy is indicated; however, we do not know if a low-fat diet can modify some organic functions, i.e. immune function...

..We describe the standardization process and reliability of anthropometric measurements carried out in a pilot study...

..To identify the best anthropometric predictor of the metabolic syndrome in children...

..To analyze the impact of choosing the left or the right side of the body on the anthropometric measurements and derived nutritional indices, in prepubertal children...

..Our results point to a different homeostatic control of metabolic syndrome characteristics in obese and non-obese children. Leptin seems to play a key underlying role in metabolic syndrome, especially in the obese group...

..To examine whether children and adolescents of Zaragoza (Spain) are becoming centrally obese to a greater extent than would be predicted by their relative body weights...

..The aim of our study was to describe secular increases in TBF% in male children and adolescents of Zaragoza, Spain, from 1980 to 1995...

..Prevention of overweight in the populations at risk would help reduce social inequality in health, a major challenge for public health policy...

..To the best of our knowledge, there are no data about postprandial triglyceridemia in obese and non-obese children and adolescents...

..To analyse trends in body mass index (BMI) and overweight prevalence for children and adolescents in the region of Aragón (Spain), from 1985 to 1995...

..The associations between physical fitness and iron or vitamin status observed in this cross-sectional study in adolescents should be followed up by a study specifically designed to evaluate causal relationships...

..This study aimed to describe the influence of socio-economic status (SES) on the prevalence sedentary behaviours among Spanish adolescents...

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..To examine the association between time spent on different sedentary behaviors and consumption of certain food and beverage groups in a sample of European adolescents...

..The association between bone turnover markers and bone mass in adolescence is not clear. We aimed to evaluate the associations between bone turnover markers and bone mineral content (BMC), density (BMD) and area (BMA)...

..e. the ability of the questionnaire to correctly rank adolescents according to the objectively measured sedentary time...

..Bod-Pod showed close agreement with BIA as did DXA with anthropometry; however, Bod-Pod and BIA presented higher values of %BF than anthropometry and DXA...

..These findings highlight the deleterious effect of both truncal and abdominal fat depots on the lipid profile already from the first decades of life...

..The harmful consequences in the choice of certain foods or drinks and food habits can be countered with proper planning and intervention programs to prevent insulin resistance and metabolic risk factors...

..2 h/d; and to examine the association between sociodemographic variables (age, gender and socio-economic status (SES)) and the consumption of energy-dense foods and drinks during TV viewing...

..To try to improve the International Obesity Task Force (IOTF) BMI cut-off values, in terms of prediction of body fat percentage assessed by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA), in adolescents...

..To determine whether the bone mass of young people with Down syndrome may increase, following a 21-week conditioning training programme including plyometric jumps...

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..Educational intervention programs for parents, aiming to modify the healthfulness of the diet, seems to be one of the most adequate tools to deal with the worldwide obesity epidemic...

..We assessed the individual association of sedentary behaviors with the risk of overweight and excess body fat (overfat) in adolescents...

..Physical activity is necessary for bone mass development in adolescence. There are few studies quantifying the associations between physical activity and bone mass in adolescents...

..In conclusion, the findings of the present study suggest that only vigorous PA is associated with muscular strength, particularly lower-body muscular strength in male adolescents...

..Sexual dimorphism in youths with and without DS was very similar. BMI, WC and %BF were not effective indicators of increased risk in youths with DS...

..The main purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between physical activity (PA) levels and adiposity. The secondary purpose was to assess the effect of physical fitness and living area on adiposity...

..It could be speculated that diet is not a limiting factor of bone mass development in this group of healthy adolescents, and further research on the effect of other factors in addition to diet in a larger sample should be undertaken...

..To examine the association of physical activity and fitness with leptin concentrations in European adolescents, after taking into account several potential confounders including total body fat (TBF)...

..The present study aimed to determine whether youths with Down syndrome (DS) are able to increase lean mass and decrease fat mass, after 21 weeks of conditioning combined with a plyometric jumps training program...

..In conclusion, it is likely the differences between male and female in bone mass could be explained by differences in lean mass and physical fitness...

..The findings indicate that manual measurements by a trained rater, using a stopwatch, seem to be a valid method to assess speed and agility fitness testing in adolescents. Researchers must be trained to minimize the measurement error...

..To describe sedentary behaviors in adolescents and to examine the influence of media availability on TV viewing...

..However, the SES-bone mass association is not clear. We aimed to evaluate the associations between different SES indicators (Family Affluence Scale, parental education, and occupation) and bone mineral content in Spanish adolescents...

..To describe bone status and analyse bone mass in adolescent cyclists...

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..In addition, age and father's education (in both sexes) were associated with the participation of their offspring in extra-curricular sports during adolescence...

..Bone metabolic activity could provide early information on bone mass development. Our aim was to describe bone mass and metabolism markers according to age and Tanner stage in adolescents...

..Mechanisms that explain the link between sedentariness and obesity are also discussed. Finally, future studies should take into account important mediators such as socioeconomic status and family structure...

..To evaluate the effect of physical performance and extracurricular organized physical activities (EOPA) in normal- and overweight children...

..Cycling is considered to be a highly beneficial sport for significantly enhancing cardiovascular fitness in individuals, yet studies show little or no corresponding improvements in bone mass...

..To analyse static-standing-balance of adolescents with Down syndrome (DS)...

..We review the most up-to-date information in order to clarify the evidence-based dietary aspects influencing obesity development in children and adolescents...

..CONCLUSION: Adolescents with anorexia nervosa have significant functional and structural cardiac abnormalities; weight gain was associated with improvement. Appropriate attention should be paid to cardiac involvement...

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..The present study sought to examine the independent associations of parental education and physical activity (PA) with children's PA across Europe...

..Although there is limited evidence of its effectiveness, it seems that when conscientiously applied, social marketing principles may be useful to change behaviors and thus better health outcomes...

..During childhood and adolescence, an adequate vitamin D status is needed due to its important role in cell growth, skeletal structure, and development...

..5 years of age had significantly lower values of FA and higher CSI, related to a lower MLA. Radiographic parameters supported these findings and mean values were associated with a fall of this arch...

..Central to total skinfold ratio must be considered as an index of centripetal fat store which is independant of gestational age...

..There is no clear association between different aspects of dietary intake and the development of obesity in children and adolescents. Longitudinal and experimental studies are needed in the future...

..More solid institutional and health policies are needed together with more effective interventions to obtain evident changes for the prevention of excess adiposity among children...

..To assess the relationship between parental education level and the consumption frequency of obesity-related foods in European children...

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..In conclusion, our data support the hypothesis that impaired fetal growth, measured by birth weight, may be related to central fat distribution in boys and decreased bone and fat-free mass in girls...

..We explored the associations between aerobic physical fitness with blood lipids and a composite index of blood lipids and fasting glycaemia in adolescents, analysing possible interactions with weight status...

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..To assess the association between birth weight and body composition and fat distribution in adolescents, and to test the possible sex-specific effect in these relationships...

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..There is a need for a single international reference to assess the nutritional status and growth of school-aged children and adolescents across different countries...

..01), and this relationship remained significant after controlling for confounding variables (p < 0.05). Small body weight at birth may program lower FFM in adolescents carrying the Ala12 allele in the PPARgamma-2 gene...

..To provide current reference values for serum lipid and lipoprotein levels in Spanish adolescents according to age and sex...

..To determine whether physical activity, sedentary activities, and/or cardiorespiratory fitness are related to waist circumference in adolescents, as previously reported in adults...

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..To examine the associations between inflammatory proteins and muscle strength and to determine whether this association varies between overweight and nonoverweight adolescents...