Body image perception and body composition in early adolescents: a longitudinal study of an Italian cohort

• Main Authors: Stefania Toselli (Author), Alessia Grigoletto (Author), Luciana Zaccagni (Author), Natascia Rinaldo (Author), Georgian Badicu (Author), Wilhelm Robert Grosz (Author), Francesco Campa (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Adolescence is a sensitive period of life in which everyone faces physical and psychological changes. No longitudinal studies considering changes in body image perception and body composition in Italian adolescents have been carried out. The aims of this study were to evaluate th...