Body composition impacts appetite regulation in middle childhood. A prospective study of Norwegian community children

Forfattere: Silje Steinsbekk, Clare H Llewellyn, Alison Fildes og Lars Wichstrøm.​

Research suggests a role for both fat mass and muscle mass in appetite regulation, but the longitudinal relationships between them have not yet been examined in children. The present study therefore aimed to explore the prospective relationships between fat mass, muscle mass and the appetitive traits food responsiveness and satiety responsiveness in middle childhood​.​