Browsing FAS Scholarly Articles by Keyword "body composition"
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The adolescent transition under energetic stress: Body composition tradeoffs among adolescent women in The Gambia
(Oxford University Press, 2013)Background and objectives: Life history theory predicts a shift in energy allocation from growth to reproductive function as a consequence of puberty. During adolescence, linear growth tapers off and, in females, ovarian ...