Body Composition Measurements from Birth through 5 Years: Challenges, Gaps, and Existing & Emerging Technologies—A National Institutes of Health workshop

Dympna Gallagher; Aline Andres; David A. Fields; William J. Evans; Robert Kuczmarski; William L. Lowe; Julie C. Lumeng; Emily Oken; John A. Shepherd; Shumei Sun; Steven B. Heymsfield

doi:10.1111/obr.13033

Body Composition Measurements from Birth through 5 Years: Challenges, Gaps, and Existing & Emerging Technologies—A National Institutes of Health workshop

Dympna Gallagher^*, Aline Andres, David A. Fields, William J. Evans, Robert Kuczmarski, William L. Lowe, Julie C. Lumeng, Emily Oken, John A. Shepherd, Shumei Sun, Steven B. Heymsfield

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Body composition estimates are widely used in clinical research and field studies as measures of energy-nutrient balance, functionality and health. Despite their broad relevance and multiple applications, important gaps remain in techniques available for accurately and precisely quantifying body composition in infants and children from birth through 5 years. Identifying these gaps and highlighting research needs in this age group were the topics of a National Institutes of Health workshop held in Bethesda, MD, USA, 30–31 May 2019. Experts reviewed available methods (multicompartment models, air-displacement plethysmography, dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry, weight-length and height indices, bioimpedance analysis, anthropometry-skinfold techniques, quantitative magnetic resonance, optical imaging, omics and D3-creatine dilution), their limitations in this age range and high priority research needs. A summary of their individual and collective workshop deliberations is provided in this report.

Original language	English (US)
Article number	e13033
Journal	Obesity Reviews
Volume	21
Issue number	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/obr.13033
State	Published - Aug 1 2020

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The following authors declare no conflict of interest: DG, AA, DAF, JCL, EO, RK, SS and WLL. JS received research grants from Hologic and GE Healthcare and received ‘in kind’ research support from Western Digital, Fit3D, Hologic, iCAD, Styku and Sizestream; SBH is a member of the Tanita Corp. Medical Advisory Board. WJE receives grant support from the Duchenne UK, Solid Biosciences, Hologic, and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.

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early childhood phenotyping
growth
nutritional assessment

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Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism

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Gallagher, D., Andres, A., Fields, D. A., Evans, W. J., Kuczmarski, R., Lowe, W. L., Lumeng, J. C., Oken, E., Shepherd, J. A., Sun, S., & Heymsfield, S. B. (2020). Body Composition Measurements from Birth through 5 Years: Challenges, Gaps, and Existing & Emerging Technologies—A National Institutes of Health workshop. Obesity Reviews, 21(8), Article e13033. https://doi.org/10.1111/obr.13033

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