Browsing Brage NIH by Journals "British Journal of Nutrition"
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Dietary arginine and linear growth: the Copenhagen School Child Intervention Study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012-10-10)The amino acid arginine is a well-known growth hormone (GH) stimulator and GH is an important modulator of linear growth. The aim of the present study was to investigate the effect of dietary arginine on growth velocity ... -
Intervention effects on dietary intake among children by maternal education level: results of the Copenhagen School Child Intervention Study (CoSCIS)
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015-03)Dietary intake among Danish children, in general, does not comply with the official recommendations. The objectives of the present study were to evaluate the 3-year effect of a multi-component school-based intervention on ... -
Practical utility and reliability of whole-room calorimetry in young children
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012-09-19)The use of whole-room calorimetry (WRC) in young children can increase our understanding of children's energy balance. However, studies using WRC in young children are rare due to concerns about its feasibility. To assess ... -
The independent prospective associations of activity intensity and dietary energy density with adiposity in young adolescents
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016-01-13)There is limited evidence on the prospective association of time spent in activity intensity (sedentary (SED), moderate (MPA) or vigorous (VPA) physical activity) and dietary intake with adiposity indicators in young people. ... -
Validation of ActiReg (R) to measure physical activity and energy expenditure against doubly labelled water in obese persons
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2008-01-15)ActiReg® is an instrument that uses combined recordings of body position and motion to calculate energy expenditure (EE) and physical activity (PA). The aim of the study was to compare mean total energy expenditure (TEE) ...