B13 - Lifestyle and changes in body composition through puberty a resource for a study of gene-environment interactions - 01/01/2001

B number: 
B13
Principal applicant name: 
Prof Andy Ness (University of Bristol, UK)
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Title of project: 
Lifestyle and changes in body composition through puberty: a resource for a study of gene-environment interactions
Proposal summary: 

Our proposal was to create a resource for the study of lifestyle and body composition through puberty bycollecting and calibrating data on diet, activity and body composition within the Avon Longitudinal Study ofParents and Children (ALSPAC). The specific aims of the proposal were to:

  1. Code dietary diaries collected at age 10+
  2. Code activity diaries collected at age 10+
  3. Perform total body dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) scans at age 11+
  4. Perform calibration studies using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and deuterium dilution at age 11+
  5. Collect and code dietary diaries at age 13+
  6. Collect and code activity diaries at age 13+
  7. Perform total DXA scans at age at age 13+
  8. Perform calibration studies using MRI and deuterium dilution at age 13+
  9. Calibrate the diet diary measures using repeat diaries, overnight urine collection and activity measures at age 13+
Date proposal received: 
Monday, 1 January, 2001
Date proposal approved: 
Monday, 1 January, 2001
Keywords: 
Endocrine, Growth, Obesity, Weight
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