منابع مشابه
Body composition measurements
Accurate assessment of body composition is important in obesity and in many areas of nutrition-related research. The foundation of the development of body composition analysis has been the two-compartment model, dividing body mass into fat mass (FM) and fat-free mass (FFM). A range of techniques are available. Some of them are producing very accurate data, so called “gold standard” or reference...
متن کاملBody composition measurements for nutrition research.
INTRODUCTION: THE BASIS OF MEASUREMENTS ‘A proper evaluation of the individual living body and its functional characteristics is not possible from the simple classification system of the butcher.. . ’. With these remarks Keys & Brozek (1 953) dismissed the contributions of anatomists to body composition measurements and introduced the concepts that still sustain modern investigators in this fie...
متن کاملLaboratory and field measurements of body composition.
OBJECTIVE This background paper was prepared in response to a request to review the concepts related to measurement of body composition, to discuss laboratory and field methods of assessing body composition and to discuss the practical applications of the methods--how they might be used singly or in combination to provide data for a selected population. DESIGN The common laboratory and field ...
متن کاملAnthropometric measurements and body composition of selected national athletes.
This study was conducted to determine the anthropometric measurements and body composition of selected national athletes. A total of 84 male athletes from 10 different types of sports and 24 female athletes from 5 types of sports were studied. The height and body weight of subjects were measured using the SEGA weighing balance with height attachment. Skinfold thickness measurements were taken u...
متن کاملReference Values for Body Composition and Anthropometric Measurements in Athletes
BACKGROUND Despite the importance of body composition in athletes, reference sex- and sport-specific body composition data are lacking. We aim to develop reference values for body composition and anthropometric measurements in athletes. METHODS Body weight and height were measured in 898 athletes (264 female, 634 male), anthropometric variables were assessed in 798 athletes (240 female and 55...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Italian Journal of Pediatrics
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1824-7288
DOI: 10.1186/1824-7288-40-s1-a6