Body composition assessment in the infant

Body Composition Assessment of Obesity

The assessment of body composition in clinical conditions.

The clinician is frequently urged to take account of the state of nutrition of his patients. This being the case, the questions he or she will ask are ‘Is the patient undernourished ?’, ‘Is the undernutrition a hazard ?’, ‘How much nutritional support is required?’, ‘Is the support effective?’. Answers to these questions will usually be provided on the basis of a nutritional assessment and so p...

Body composition assessment in the prediction of osteoporotic fractures.

PURPOSE OF REVIEW To give an overview of recent research findings and insights on the role of body composition assessment in fracture risk prediction. RECENT FINDINGS While there is to date little doubt that bone mineral density (BMD) is a main pathogenic factor of osteoporotic fractures, recent studies have emphasized the independent contribution of body composition components, especially le...

Bioelectrical impedance and body composition assessment.

Bioelectrical impedance (BIA) has become increasingly popular in recent years in the assessment of body composition and body fluid status. The level of interest in this technique is related to the following advantages: it is non-invasive, inexpensive, portable and requires minimal subject compliance. However, as with all indirect methods, the ability of BIA to accurately assess body composition...

Body Composition: Assessment, Regulation, and Emerging Techniques

1 Exercise and Health Laboratory, CIPER, Fac Motricidade Humana, Univ Tecn Lisboa, 1499-002 Cruz Quebrada, Portugal 2 Department of Pediatrics, CMRI Metabolic Research Program, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK 73104, USA 3 Center for Quantitative Obesity Research, Montclair State University, Montclair, NJ 07043, USA 4Department of Medicine, Southern Clinical Scho...