Advances in body composition assessment

Body Composition Assessment of Obesity

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...

Chapter 2 Body Composition Assessment of Obesity

[Body composition: assessment and clinical value].

Obesity control and prevention is a complex task that requires a thorough understanding of the physiological basis and body composition. In Spain, as in most countries, anthropometric criteria, such as weight, height, body mass index, skinfold thickness and body circumferences have traditionally been used to define obesity and general eating disorders, but these variables have little sensitivit...