Relationship between stunting in infancy and growth and fat distribution during adolescence in Senegalese girls

Article Abstract:

A new study investigates the link between stunting in infancy and growth and subcutaneous fat distribution in a sample of adolescent Senegalese girls.

Health aspects, Food and nutrition, Dietary fat, Fat metabolism, Dwarfism

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Preschool stunting, age at menarche and adolescent height: a longitudinal study in rural Senegal

Article Abstract:

Preschool height-for-age is strongly related to adolescent height among rural adolescents aged 12 to 17 years old in Senegal, West Africa. An examination of preschool stunting on adolescent height and age at menarche among 1,657 children revealed a significant difference in the mean height during adolescence according to preschool height-for-age for both boys and girls. While the height deficit in their first years of life was not offset during late childhood or early adolescence, girls showed some catch-up growth during the second half of their teenage years.

Research, Physiological aspects, Teenagers, Youth, Preschool children, Stature, Body height, Senegalese

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Physical activity patterns of rural Senegalese adolescent girls during the dry and rainy seasons measured by movement registration and direct observation methods

Article Abstract:

A study estimated habitual physical activity and energy expenditure (EE) in 40 adolescent Senegalese girls, using accelerometry counts and direct observations of physical activity. The subjects exhibited high levels of physical activity, differing markedly from adolescents in developed countries, therefore application of energy requirements based on data from developed countries may be questionable.

Testing, Physical fitness

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