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Barbara A. Gower
Researcher at University of Alabama at Birmingham
Publications - 327
Citations - 13916
Barbara A. Gower is an academic researcher from University of Alabama at Birmingham. The author has contributed to research in topics: Insulin & Insulin resistance. The author has an hindex of 59, co-authored 311 publications receiving 12520 citations. Previous affiliations of Barbara A. Gower include University of Alabama & University of Utah.
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A longitudinal study of resting energy expenditure relative to body composition during puberty in African American and white children
Min Sun,Barbara A. Gower,Alfred A. Bartolucci,Gary R. Hunter,Reinaldo Figueroa-Colon,Michael I. Goran +5 more
TL;DR: In a large sample of children at various Tanner stages, an ethnic difference in REE after adjustment for age, Tanner stage, FM, and LM that was not explained by the difference in LM distribution was found.
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Effect of Scalp and Facial Hair on Air Displacement Plethysmography Estimates of Percentage of Body Fat
TL;DR: A significant underestimation of percentage of body fat was observed with the presence of facial hair and scalp hair, which may be caused by the effect of trapped isothermal air in body hair on body-volume estimates.
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Insulin sensitivity and blood pressure in black and white children.
TL;DR: The relationship between insulin sensitivity and systolic blood pressure is evident early in life, and black ethnicity and low insulin sensitivity contribute independently to higher blood pressure in children.
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Maximal aerobic capacity in African-American and Caucasian prepubertal children
Christina A. Trowbridge,Barbara A. Gower,Tim R. Nagy,Gary R. Hunter,Margarita S. Treuth,Michael I. Goran +5 more
TL;DR: It is indicated that African-American and Caucasian children have similar rates of V˙o 2 at rest and during submaximal exercise, but V�'o 2 max is ∼15% lower in African- American children, independent of soft LTM, FM, leg L TM, TEE, and AEE.
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Effects of diet macronutrient composition on body composition and fat distribution during weight maintenance and weight loss
Amy M. Goss,Laura Lee Goree,Amy C. Ellis,Paula C. Chandler-Laney,Krista Casazza,Mark E. Lockhart,Barbara A. Gower +6 more
TL;DR: It is tested the hypothesis that consumption of a relatively low glycemic load (GL) diet would reduce total and visceral adipose tissue under both eucaloric and hypocaloric conditions.