Human Body Composition / 
Steven B. Heymsfield ... [et al.], editors. 
 - 2nd ed. 
 - Champaign, Ill. ;  Leeds :  Human Kinetics,  2005. 
 - xii, 523 p. :  ill. ;  29 cm. 
<br/><br/> Formerly CIP. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 415-502) and index. 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/> 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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780736046558 (hbk.) :  £61.00 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2004026523 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Body composition.<br/>Body composition--Measurement.<br/>Anthropometry.<br/>Body Composition.<br/>Anthropometry--methods.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>QP33.5  / .H85 2005 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>612