TY - BOOK AU - Heymsfield,Steven TI - Human Body Composition SN - 9780736046558 (hbk.) : AV - QP33.5 .H85 2005 U1 - 612 22 PY - 2005/// CY - Champaign, Ill., Leeds PB - Human Kinetics KW - Body composition KW - Measurement KW - Anthropometry KW - Body Composition KW - methods N1 - 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 N2 - 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 UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip053/2004026523.html ER -