Familial Resemblance of Body Composition, Physical Activity, and Resting Metabolic Rate in Pre-School Children

Background: Although parental obesity is a well-established predisposing factor for the development of obesity, associations between regional body compositions, resting metabolic rates (RMR), and physical activity (PA) of parents and their pre-school children remain unknown. The objective of this st...

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Main Authors: Kurosh Djafarian, John R Speakman, Joanne Stewart, Diane M Jackson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Varastegan Institute for Medical Sciences 2013-10-01
Series:Reports of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
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Online Access:http://rbmb.net/article-1-36-en.pdf