Pacific Islands Families Study: adverse impact of food insecurity on child body composition.
Oyama S, Tautolo E, Tukuitonga C, Rush E. Pacific Islands Families Study: adverse impact of food insecurity on child body composition. The New Zealand Medical Journal 2021, 134: 30-38. PMID: 34695074.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFood insecurityHousehold food insecurityAppendicular skeletal muscle massVisceral adipose tissueAge 14 yearsPacific Islands Families StudyFood insecurity statusFood secure householdsHousehold food insecurity statusBody compositionInsecuritySecure householdsFood securityDual X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) measurementsChildren's body compositionPacific Island mothersSkeletal muscle massYouthVisceral fatWeeks postpartumGreater birthweightAdipose tissueEarly infancyMuscle massLater lifeFeasibility of using infrared thermal imaging to examine brown adipose tissue in infants aged 18 to 25 months
Oyama S, Arslanian KJ, Levy SB, Ocobock CJ, Fidow UT, Naseri T, Hawley NL. Feasibility of using infrared thermal imaging to examine brown adipose tissue in infants aged 18 to 25 months. Annals Of Human Biology 2021, 48: 374-381. PMID: 34781801, DOI: 10.1080/03014460.2021.1985607.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBody size and composition of Samoan toddlers aged 18–25 months in 2019
Oyama S, Duckham RL, Arslanian KJ, Kershaw EE, Strayer JA, Fidow UT, Naseri T, Hawley NL. Body size and composition of Samoan toddlers aged 18–25 months in 2019. Annals Of Human Biology 2021, 48: 346-349. PMID: 34340601, PMCID: PMC9912174, DOI: 10.1080/03014460.2021.1951351.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDual-energy X-ray absorptiometryProspective birth cohortPrimary study aimX-ray absorptiometryGreater linear growthMother-infant dyadsThigh skinfold thicknessRs373863828 genotypeAdult SamoansArm circumferenceAbdominal circumferenceHead circumferenceProtective effectGG genotypeIliac crestLower riskSkinfold thicknessBody compositionBirth cohortStudy aimMinor alleleEarly lifeMissense variantsCircumferenceEarly childhood