Remote anthropometric measurements by caregivers demonstrated high concordance with examiner assessments, with reliability coefficients ranging from 0.91 to > 0.99 across all measurements. The ...

The standard target group to routinely include in an anthropometric assessment in refugee contexts is children aged 6-59 months. When justified, other age groups are sometimes also included. Children ...

A recent European Journal of Clinical Nutrition study highlights some of the historical challenges associated with the assessment of body composition in the first two years of life. Historically, ...

Anthropometry, the measurement of human dimensions, is a well-established field with techniques that have been honed over decades of work. The U.S. military, in particular, has performed a number of ...

Obesity rates are set to skyrocket, with one in six children and adolescents worldwide forecast to be obese by 2050, according to a new study. But with significant increases predicted within the next ...