Publications by authors named "Michel Taillardat"
The aim of the present study was to compare "absolute" and "relative" knee extension strength between obese and nonobese adolescents. Ten nonobese and 12 severely obese adolescent boys of similar chronological age, maturity status, and height were compared. Total body and regional soft tissue composition were determined using dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThis study examined gender differences in terms of energy intake and appetite feelings after an acute bout of physical exercise among obese adolescents. Seven obese girls and seven obese boys were asked to complete a sedentary and an exercise session in random order, where their food consumption and appetite sensations were assessed. Both boys and girls showed a significant reduction of energy intake on the exercise day without any modification of their appetite readings and no gender differences in food consumption and appetite responses to an acute exercise were noted.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: This study was performed to investigate whether changes in biomechanical parameters of walking explain the reduction in net metabolic cost after weight loss in obese adolescents.
Methods: Body composition and metabolic and mechanical energy costs of walking at 1.25 m·s(-1) were assessed in 16 obese adolescents before and after a weight loss.
Effect of android to gynoid fat ratio on insulin resistance in obese youth.
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med
September 2009
Background: Upper body fat distribution is associated with the early development of insulin resistance in obese children and adolescents.
Objective: To determine if an android to gynoid fat ratio is associated with the severity of insulin resistance in obese children and adolescents, whereas peripheral subcutaneous fat may have a protective effect against insulin resistance.
Setting: The pediatric department of University Hospital, Clermont-Ferrand, France.