Science Daily·3 min read·medium
A 42-year-old childhood obesity theory may be wrong
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New research challenges the long-standing 'adiposity rebound' theory, which suggests that a rise in BMI after age 6 is a sign of increasing body fat. Instead, scientists argue this increase is likely due to normal muscle and lean tissue development.
New findings challenge a 42-year-old theory about why children's body mass index (BMI) declines after infancy and then begins climbing steadily from about age 6. The pattern has long been described as the "adiposity rebound," based on the idea that body fat first decreases and then returns.
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