Total energy expenditure assessed by doubly labeled water technique and estimates of physical activity in Mauritian children: analysis by gender and ethnicity
- Ramuth, Harris Victoria Hospital, Central Health Laboratory, Ministry of Health and Quality of Life, Port Louis, Mauritius - Department of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Cardiovascular system, Faculty of Science ans Medicine, University of Fribourg, Fribourg, Switzerland
- Schutz, Yves Department of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Cardiovascular system, Faculty of Science ans Medicine, University of Fribourg, Fribourg, Switzerland
- Calonne, Julie Department of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Cardiovascular system, Faculty of Science ans Medicine, University of Fribourg, Fribourg, Switzerland
- Joonas, Noorjehan Victoria Hospital, Central Health Laboratory, Ministry of Health and Quality of Life, Port Louis, Mauritius
- Dulloo, Abdul G. Department of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Cardiovascular system, Faculty of Science ans Medicine, University of Fribourg, Fribourg, Switzerland
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01.03.2020
Published in:
- European Journal of Clinical Nutrition. - 2020, vol. 74, no. 3, p. 445–453
English
In the tropical island of Mauritius, the rise in obesity has accelerated in the past decades, and could be contributed by low physical activity and increased sedentary behavior. The study objectives were to generate the first dataset of total energy expenditure (TEE), to estimate physical activity in Mauritian children, and to explore differences due to gender and ... Show more…
- Faculty
- Faculté des sciences et de médecine
- Department
- Département de Médecine
- Language
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- English
- Classification
- Nutrition and Dietetics
- License
- License undefined
- Identifiers
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- RERO DOC 328423
- DOI 10.1038/s41430-019-0477-y
- Persistent URL
- https://folia.unifr.ch/unifr/documents/308664