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Methods for measuring body composition in newborns--a comparative analysis.

A Lapillonne1, B L Salle

  • 1Department of Neonatology, Hôpital Edouard Herriot, Lyon, France.

Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology & Metabolism : JPEM
|July 7, 1999
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Accurate infant nutritional assessment requires body composition analysis. This review details established methods, focusing on dual X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) for newborns and infants.

Area of Science:

  • Pediatric Nutrition
  • Body Composition Analysis
  • Infant Health

Background:

  • Nutritional support for infants is complex, necessitating precise body composition methods for accurate assessment.
  • Various body composition techniques have been developed for human nutrition research.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review the background of body composition methods.
  • To describe the precision of established techniques in newborns and infants.
  • To highlight the ideal characteristics of a body composition assessment method for infants.

Main Methods:

  • Review of established body composition techniques.
  • Focus on dual X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) as a reference method.
  • Analysis of data from normal and pathological newborns and infants.

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Main Results:

  • Dual X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) is a key reference technique for infant body composition.
  • Data on body composition in normal and pathological newborns using DXA are summarized.
  • The ideal method should be non-invasive, reproducible, accurate, and cost-effective.

Conclusions:

  • Accurate body composition assessment is crucial for infant nutritional support.
  • DXA provides valuable data for assessing infant body composition.
  • Further research should focus on developing ideal, accessible methods for infant body composition analysis.