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To examine the impact of puberty and endocrine regulation on human body composition, including adiposity, lean mass, and bone mineral content and density.

February 1, 2009Current Opinion in Endocrinology Diabetes and Obesity

Effect of puberty on body composition

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To examine the impact of puberty and endocrine regulation on human body composition, including adiposity, lean mass, and bone mineral content and density.
Synthesized findings from longitudinal human studies and modern body composition evaluation methods.
Evaluated the regulatory influences of gonadal steroids, growth hormone, IGF-1, genetics, ethnicity, and environment on pubertal development.
Males gain significantly greater fat-free mass and total skeletal mass with an android fat distribution, whereas females accrue substantially more total fat mass with a gynecoid distribution.
Both sexes achieve peak bone mineral accretion during pubertal development, though males develop greater absolute skeletal mass.
Pubertal changes establish lifelong sexual dimorphism and predict adult body composition, timing of maturation, and future metabolic risk.

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Narrative review reveals endocrine-driven divergence in adiposity and skeletal mass during puberty, highlighting long-term impacts on adult body composition and health.

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Loomba‐Albrecht et al. (2009) studied this question.

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Narrative review reveals endocrine-driven divergence in adiposity and skeletal mass during puberty, highlighting long-term impacts on adult body composition and health.

Effect of puberty on body composition

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