Total Energy Expenditure Across the Life Course in Low-and Middle-Income Countries -- Chinese Children

Launched by SHENZHEN INSTITUTES OF ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY ,CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES · Jul 7, 2025

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ClinConnect Summary

This clinical trial is studying how much energy children and teenagers in China use throughout their daily lives. Understanding this energy use is important because it helps researchers figure out how much food is needed to keep people healthy, especially as obesity rates among young people in China have been rising. The study will use a special, accurate method to measure energy use that hasn’t been used much in Asian and African countries, especially in children. By learning more about how active children are and how much energy they burn, the study hopes to better understand whether less physical activity is a major reason for the increase in childhood obesity.

Healthy boys and girls within a certain age range can take part in this study, but children who are overweight, obese, or have certain illnesses or injuries will not be eligible. If you join, you can expect to have your energy use measured using a safe and non-invasive method that tracks how your body processes water in a special way. This will help researchers get a clearer picture of children’s energy needs in both city and rural areas. The information gained could help governments plan better nutrition and health programs for the future.

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Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • -Healthy participants
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • 1. Malnutrient as defined by the Chinese national standards WS/T 456-2014 and WS/T 586-2018
• • 1. Nutritional deficiencies
• • 2. Overweight
• • 3. Obesity
• • 2. Acute illness within the past 7 days
• • 1. Fever
• • 2. Diarrhea
• • 3. Vomiting
• • 3. Chronic diseases
• • 1. Cardiovascular diseases
• • 2. Diabetes mellitus or any form of metabolic disorders
• • Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes
• • Metabolic syndrome
• • Hyperlipidemia
• • Dyslipidemia
• • 3. Renal diseases
• • Chronic kidney disease
• • Nephrotic syndrome
• • 4. Musculoskeletal injuries
• • 5. Disabilities