Body Composition Techniques in Health and Disease / Edition 1

by P. S. W. Davies, T. J. Cole

Overview

Body composition studies are used in a wide variety of fields including human biology, medicine, sports science, epidemiology, and nutrition. They may be used to predict later body composition from childhood measures, to detect bone density loss in the elderly or in athletes under heavy training, to assess obesity in children and adults, and to investigate the likely effects of malnutrition. Recently, there has been a resurgence of interest in the field of body composition, together with rapid development of a whole new range of assessment techniques. In this volume, new and old techniques are evaluated and future developments and aims are discussed. The chapters assume little background knowledge, and will therefore be valuable to nutritionists, biologists, clinicians and medical physicists alike.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780521461795
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
Publication date:	05/26/1995
Series:	Society for the Study of Human Biology Symposium Series , #36
Pages:	296
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.25(h) x 1.10(d)

Table of Contents

List of contributors; 1. Application of dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry and related techniques to the assessment of bone and body composition A. Prentice; 2. In vivo neutron activation analysis: past, present and future S. J. S. Ryde; 3. Magnetic resonance imaging for the assessment of body composition P. Brambilla, P. Manzoni, P. Simone and G. Chiumello; 4. Multi-frequency impedance as a measure of body water compartments P. Deurenberg; 5. Body composition assessed by electrical conductivity methods J. F. Sutcliffe and M. A. Smith; 6. Body composition in malnutrition P. S. Shetty; 7. Influence of body composition on protein and energy requirements: some new insights C. J. K. Henry; 8. Prediction of adult body composition from infant and child measurements M. F. Rolland-Cachera; 9. Assessment of body composition in the obese E. M. E. Poskitt; 10. The role of body physique assessment in sports science M. H. Slaughter and C. B. Christ; 11. The assessment of the body composition of populations N. G. Norgan; 12. Changes in approach to the measurement of body composition J. Parizkova; 13. Multi-compartment models for the assessment of body composition in health and disease S. A. Jebb and M. Elia; 14. The future of body composition research S. B. Heymsfield and Zi-Mian Wang; Index.

Editorial Reviews

Reviewer: Dale A. Schoeller, PhD (University of Wisconsin-Madison)
Description: Although relatively short, this conference proceedings is highly focused on the principles of human body composition analysis. The 14 individually authored chapters have been highly coordinated to minimize overlap and maximize similarity of style between chapters. Each chapter focuses on a single technique. Each technique's description includes the principles of the technique, examples of use of the technique, and usually fresh insights into the strengths and weakness of each technique. Both new and traditional techniques are described and issues pertinent to growth, development and aging are included.
Purpose: The aim of the book is to provide the basic information to select an approach to body composition analysis for human research and to interpret those findings in light of the strengths and weaknesses of the particular technique.
Audience: The book is directed to investigators in nutrition. It will be helpful to the new investigator as well as the experienced investigator and to those who are interested in interpreting the findings of body composition analysis that are published in the nutritional and medical literature.
Features: This book includes an appropriate number of black-and-white illustrations to aid the reader in understanding the principles of the technique and its application to human body composition analysis. The index is detailed, but cross-referencing between techniques is quite limited.
Assessment: The book is a valuable addition to the field and will be useful to both the novice and experienced investigator. Although not designed to provide step-by-step information on how to perform any specific body composition analysis, it does an excellent job of describing the basics of each method in an up to date format. The evaluations of the strengths and weaknesses of the techniques provide fresh insight and should improve the quality of interpretation of body composition data.

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"...a useful reference book for the library." Radiation Oncology

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