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Human Body Composition / Steven B. Heymsfield ... [et al.], editors.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Champaign, Ill. ; Leeds : Human Kinetics, 2005.Edition: 2nd edDescription: xii, 523 p. : ill. ; 29 cmISBN:
  • 9780736046558 (hbk.) :
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 612 22
LOC classification:
  • QP33.5 .H85 2005
Online resources:
Contents:
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.
Summary: 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.
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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.

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