{"id":166159,"date":"2022-09-29T09:00:48","date_gmt":"2022-09-29T19:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=166159"},"modified":"2022-09-28T15:33:19","modified_gmt":"2022-09-29T01:33:19","slug":"shape-up-keiki-obesity-risk-study","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2022\/09\/29\/shape-up-keiki-obesity-risk-study\/","title":{"rendered":"Participants sought for early childhood obesity risk study"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> &lt; 1<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minute<\/span><\/span><figure id=\"attachment_166164\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-166164\" style=\"width: 673px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/manoa-cancer-center-shape-up-keiki-study-recruitment.jpg\" alt=\"boy getting a 3d body scan\" width=\"673\" height=\"381\" class=\"size-full wp-image-166164\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/manoa-cancer-center-shape-up-keiki-study-recruitment.jpg 673w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/manoa-cancer-center-shape-up-keiki-study-recruitment-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/manoa-cancer-center-shape-up-keiki-study-recruitment-130x74.jpg 130w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 673px) 100vw, 673px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-166164\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">3D optical scanning captures a body scan and extracts circumference and length measurements.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Obese adolescents have their most rapid weight gain before the age of five and are usually already obese by that age. Due to limited pediatric obesity research and lack of appropriate body composition technologies, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.uhcancercenter.org\">University of <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Hawai&#699;i<\/span> Cancer Center<\/a> researcher John Shepherd was awarded $3.1 million from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development to discover body composition technologies that can detect health outcomes of obesity among young children. <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Related <em><abbr title=\"东精影业\">东精影业<\/abbr> News<\/em> story: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2022\/01\/20\/3m-pediatric-obesity-research\/\">$3.1M to advance pediatric obesity research, January 20, 2022<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/manoa-cancer-center-shape-up-keiki-214x300.jpeg\" alt=\"boy getting blood pressure taken\" width=\"214\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-166191\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/manoa-cancer-center-shape-up-keiki-214x300.jpeg 214w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/manoa-cancer-center-shape-up-keiki-93x130.jpeg 93w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/manoa-cancer-center-shape-up-keiki.jpeg 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 214px) 100vw, 214px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Shepherd\u2019s team hopes to recruit 360 children ages 0 to 5 years old for a study, <a href=\"https:\/\/shapeup.shepherdresearchlab.org\/for-keiki\/\"><em>Shape Up! Keiki<\/em>,<\/a> to create advanced body shape models using <abbr title=\"three dimensional\">3D<\/abbr> scans. <\/p>\n<p>These scans will provide detailed descriptions of how body shape and composition are related to obesity-related risk factors, including high blood pressure, increased cholesterol levels, and risk for developing cancer among children in <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Hawai&#699;i<\/span> and the Pacific. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The inclusion of our diverse population in <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Hawai&#699;i<\/span> for this specific study will help us to more fully understand the extent of health inequities and the mechanisms in which to address them,&rdquo; said Shepherd. <\/p>\n<p>Recent research suggests that interventions to prevent obesity and metabolic diseases later in life need to be implemented in early childhood. Studies such as <em>Shape Up! Keiki<\/em> are needed to explore innovative technologies to assess and understand the risk factors of metabolic diseases.<\/p>\n<p>Parents who are interested in enrolling their children in the study can visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/shapeup.shepherdresearchlab.org\/for-keiki\/\">study website<\/a> for more details. To contact the study team, call (808) 440-5234 or email <a href=\"mailto:bodycompstudies@cc.hawaii.edu\">bodycompstudies@cc.hawaii.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"responsive-video-wrap-post\"><figure class=\"wp-block-embed wp-block-embed-youtube is-type-video is-provider-youtube epyt-figure\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><div class=\"epyt-video-wrapper\"><iframe  id=\"_ytid_31702\"  width=\"620\" height=\"349\"  data-origwidth=\"620\" data-origheight=\"349\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tYIzfmUznAs?enablejsapi=1&origin=https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu&rel=0&autoplay=0&cc_load_policy=0&cc_lang_pref=&iv_load_policy=1&loop=0&fs=1&playsinline=0&autohide=2&theme=dark&color=red&controls=1&disablekb=0&\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  no-lazyload\" title=\"Shape Up! 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