Searchable abstracts of presentations at key conferences on calcified tissues

ba0004p58 | (1) | ICCBH2015

Music therapy as an avenue to promote healthy eating, exercise and bone health in children

Satoko Mori-Inoue , Ilich Jasminka Z

Objectives: The obesity in children and adolescents is in an exponential rise, particularly in the United States. New research indicates that high adiposity could be detrimental for both bone and muscle, via fat infiltration in those tissues, leading to the osteosarcopenic obesity1. Therefore, healthy weight in children is crucial for bones and muscles. Our objective was to develop a music therapy program to improve children’s dietary and exercise habi...