Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ350893
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1987
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Estimation of Energy Stores of Mentally Retarded Individuals.
Litchford, Mary Demarest
American Journal of Mental Deficiency, v91 n5 p532-36 Mar 1987
The study sought to identify reliable measurements for estimating energy stores of retarded adults (N=80) and possible correlations between energy intakes and obesity. Among results were a lack of significant correlations between caloric intake and anthropometric measures (e.g., tricepts skinfold). Body mass index is suggested as a more practical tool to estimate energy stores. (Author/JW)
Descriptors: Adults, Body Weight, Mental Retardation, Nutrition, Obesity, Physical Fitness, Physical Health
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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