Healthy Weight Journal May/June 1999 Vol. 13 #3 www.healthyweight.net Normal Weight Gain in Growing Children By Robert Malina, PhD Height and weight (body mass) are the two body dimensions most commonly used to monitor the growth of children and adolescents.hey occur, on average, several months after the period of peak height velocity. During the interval of maximum growth in height (about 11-13 years in girls and 13-15 years in boys) girls gain about 7 kg (15 pounds) in fat-free mass, boys gain double this value, about 14 kg (31 pounds).
A frustrated woman is standing on the scale. Photo Credit RyanKing999/iStock/Getty Images. According to the Body Type system, founded by Dr. Eliot Abravanel, the term adrenal body type refers to those people whose metabolic system is dominated by the adrenal glands and the hormones they produce.
The adrenal glands (also known as suprarenal glands) are endocrine glands that produce a variety of hormones including adrenaline and the steroids aldosterone and cortisol. They are found above the kidneys and consist of a series of layers with different structure and functions. Each gland has an outer cortex which produces steroid hormones and an inner medulla. The adrenal cortex itself is divided into three zones: zona glomerulosa, the zona fasciculata and the zona reticularis. The adrenal cortex produces a class of steroid hormones called corticosteroids, named according to their effects.