| Description |
xii, 523 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm |
| 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 |
"From an overview of the current methods used in body composition studies to reviews of the biological entities and pathological conditions that affect it, Human Body Composition, Second Edition, contains a comprehensive account of the science behind both human and animal body composition methods. It is an indispensable reference for exercise science researchers and graduate students in the field."--BOOK JACKET |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 415-502) and index |
| Subject |
Body composition.
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Body composition -- Measurement.
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Anthropometry.
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Body Composition.
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Anthropometry -- methods.
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| Author |
Heymsfield, Steven, 1944-
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| LC no. |
2004026523 |
| ISBN |
0736046550 hardcover : cover |
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