Human Body Composition /
Human Body Composition /
Steven B. Heymsfield ... [et al.], editors.
- 2nd ed.
- Champaign, Ill. ; Leeds : Human Kinetics, 2005.
- xii, 523 p. : ill. ; 29 cm.
Formerly CIP.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 415-502) and index.
Study of body composition: an overview -- Hydrodensitometry and air displacement plethysmography -- Hydrometry -- Dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry -- Bioelectrical impedance analysis -- Computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging -- Anthropometry and ultrasound -- Animal body composition methods -- Statistical methods -- Multicomponent molecular-level models of body composition analysis -- Measuring adiposity and fat distribution in relation to health -- Assessing muscle mass -- Body composition, organ mass, and resting energy expenditure -- Genetic influences on human body composition -- Age -- Variation in body composition associated with sex and ethnicity -- Pregnancy -- Exercise -- Hormonal influences on human body composition -- Morbidity and mortality associations -- Body composition and cancer -- Obesity and diabetes: body Composition Determinants of Insulin Resistance -- Body composition studies in people with HIV -- Inflammatory diseases and body composition.
Aimed at both lecturers and students working in the areas of body composition, nutrition, sport sciences or sport medicine, this title provides a comprehensive account of the science behind human and animal body composition methods.
9780736046558 (hbk.) : £61.00
2004026523
Body composition.
Body composition--Measurement.
Anthropometry.
Body Composition.
Anthropometry--methods.
QP33.5 / .H85 2005
612
Formerly CIP.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 415-502) and index.
Study of body composition: an overview -- Hydrodensitometry and air displacement plethysmography -- Hydrometry -- Dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry -- Bioelectrical impedance analysis -- Computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging -- Anthropometry and ultrasound -- Animal body composition methods -- Statistical methods -- Multicomponent molecular-level models of body composition analysis -- Measuring adiposity and fat distribution in relation to health -- Assessing muscle mass -- Body composition, organ mass, and resting energy expenditure -- Genetic influences on human body composition -- Age -- Variation in body composition associated with sex and ethnicity -- Pregnancy -- Exercise -- Hormonal influences on human body composition -- Morbidity and mortality associations -- Body composition and cancer -- Obesity and diabetes: body Composition Determinants of Insulin Resistance -- Body composition studies in people with HIV -- Inflammatory diseases and body composition.
Aimed at both lecturers and students working in the areas of body composition, nutrition, sport sciences or sport medicine, this title provides a comprehensive account of the science behind human and animal body composition methods.
9780736046558 (hbk.) : £61.00
2004026523
Body composition.
Body composition--Measurement.
Anthropometry.
Body Composition.
Anthropometry--methods.
QP33.5 / .H85 2005
612