Body Composition Techniques in Health and Disease
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Part of Society for the Study of Human Biology Symposium Series
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- P. S. W. Davies, University of Cambridge
- T. J. Cole, University of Cambridge
- Date Published: November 2006
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- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9780521031929
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Body composition studies are used in a wide variety of fields including human biology, medicine, sports science, epidemiology and nutrition. They may be used to predict later body composition from childhood measures, bone density loss in athletes under heavy training regimes or in the elderly, to assess obesity in children and adults, and to investigate the likely effects of malnutrition. Recently, there has been a resurgence of interest in the field of body composition, together with rapid development of a whole new range of assessment techniques. In this volume, newer and older techniques are evaluated, and developments and aims are discussed. The chapters assume little background knowledge, and will therefore be invaluable to nutritionists, biologists, clinicians and medical physicists alike.
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- Assumes little background knowledge
- Internationally known contributors discussing key areas of interest
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- Date Published: November 2006
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9780521031929
- length: 296 pages
- dimensions: 228 x 151 x 16 mm
- weight: 0.444kg
- contains: 66 b/w illus. 65 tables
- availability: Available
Table of Contents
List of contributors
1. Application of dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry and related techniques to the assessment of bone and body composition A. Prentice
2. In vivo neutron activation analysis: past, present and future S. J. S. Ryde
3. Magnetic resonance imaging for the assessment of body composition P. Brambilla, P. Manzoni, P. Simone and G. Chiumello
4. Multi-frequency impedance as a measure of body water compartments P. Deurenberg
5. Body composition assessed by electrical conductivity methods J. F. Sutcliffe and M. A. Smith
6. Body composition in malnutrition P. S. Shetty
7. Influence of body composition on protein and energy requirements: some new insights C. J. K. Henry
8. Prediction of adult body composition from infant and child measurements M. F. Rolland-Cachera
9. Assessment of body composition in the obese E. M. E. Poskitt
10. The role of body physique assessment in sports science M. H. Slaughter and C. B. Christ
11. The assessment of the body composition of populations N. G. Norgan
12. Changes in approach to the measurement of body composition J. Parizkova
13. Multi-compartment models for the assessment of body composition in health and disease S. A. Jebb and M. Elia
14. The future of body composition research S. B. Heymsfield and Zi-Mian Wang
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