The GOLD Standard in Body Composition Measurement
Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging. 2005 May;32(5):564-8. Epub 2004 Dec 15. Hentschel M1, Paul D, Korsten-Reck U, Mix M, Müller F, Merk S, Moser E, Brink I. CONCLUSION: PET can be used as a supplementary method for experimental determination of whole-body volume and total body fat in tumour patients. The fat content can be […]
Read full articleCurr Opin Clin Nutr Metab Care. 2005 Nov;8(6):591-4. Heymsfield SB, Pietrobelli A, Wang Z, Saris WH. SUMMARY: The end of the first phase of body composition method development has now arrived: all major components are measurable in vivo. The accessibility of these methods is stimulating rapid advances in biological knowledge surrounding human body composition from […]
Read full articleEur J Clin Nutr. 2005 Sep;59(9):996-1001. Ball SD1. Author information Abstract OBJECTIVE: To evaluate interdevice reliability in body density (Db) and percent body fat (%BF) using air-displacement plethysmography, the BOD POD (BP) body composition system. DESIGN AND SETTING: Duplicate body composition tests were performed in immediate succession on 50 adults (26 M, 24 F; 21-53 y) […]
Read full articleCurr Opin Clin Nutr Metab Care. 2005 Nov;8(6):624-9. Air-displacement plethysmography: here to stay. Fields DA1, Higgins PB, Radley D. Abstract SUMMARY: It is important to recognize that air-displacement plethysmography can be a practical instrument in the evaluation of body composition in a wide range of populations. Therefore, based on the body of literature that has […]
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