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• Muscle Growth Misidentified as Fat in Decades-Old Childhood BMI Obesity Puzzle

  Published: Apr 18, 2026

  Section: Health Technology

  A study led by the University of Eastern Finland suggests that the common rise in body mass index around age six, known as adiposity rebound, primarily reflects muscle and bone dev...

• Longstanding Adiposity Rebound Theory Debunked as Statistical Artifact of Early Childhood Muscle Growth

  Published: Apr 17, 2026

  Section: Health

  A 42 year old pediatric theory suggests that a mid childhood rise in Body Mass Index predicts future obesity has been refuted by new research from the University of Eastern Finland...