Body composition techniques in health and disease /
General Material Designation
[Book]
First Statement of Responsibility
edited by P.S.W. Davies and T.J. Cole.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
New York, NY, USA :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Cambridge University Press,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
1995.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
x, 282 pages :
Other Physical Details
illustrations ;
Dimensions
24 cm
SERIES
Series Title
Society for the Study of Human Biology symposium series ;
Volume Designation
36
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
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Application of dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry and related techniques to the assessment of bone and body composition / A. Prentice -- In vivo neutron activation analysis: past, present and future / S.J.S. Ryde -- Magnetic resonance imaging for the assessment of body composition / P. Brambilla [and others] -- Multi-frequency impedance as a measure of body water compartments / P. Deurenberg -- Body composition assessed by electrical conductivity methods / J.F. Sutcliffe, M.A. Smith -- Body composition in malnutrition / P.S. Shetty.
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Influence of body composition on protein and energy requirements: some new insights / C.J.K. Henry -- Prediction of adult body composition from infant and child measurements / M.F. Rolland-Cachera -- Assessment of body composition in the obese / E.M.E. Poskitt -- Role of body physique assessment in sports science / M.H. Slaughter, C.B. Christ -- Assessment of the body composition of populations / N.G. Norgan -- Changes in approach to the measurement of body composition / J. Parizkova.
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Multi-compartment models for the assessment of body composition in health and disease / S.A. Jebb, M. Elia -- Future of body composition research / S.B. Heymsfield, Zi-Mian Wang.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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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."--Provided by publisher.