From a nutritional perspective the interest in body composition has increased multi fold with the global increase in the prevalence of obesity and its complications. Home titles list advances in the science and application of body composition measurement.
Comparison Of Body Composition Assessment By Dxa And Bia
Advances in the science and application of body composition measurement. Chiarello estimation of body composition and water data depends on the bioelectrical impedance device journal of. Numerous techniques for body composition analysis are currently available. Advances in the science and application of body composition measurement. The comprehensive view of body composition provided by dxa makes it an attractive technique for a variety of clinical applications such as the prevention of cardiovascular and metabolic diseases clinical management of different chronic diseases and monitoring of the impact of treatment regimens on body tissues. Evaluating complexity invasiveness and cost only dexa ct and bia may represent the methods of choice to assess body. Scientific article unige28862.
Laboratory of epidemiology demography and biometry national institute on aging bethesda maryland. Advances in the science and application of body composition measurement. In addition to bmd assessment dxa devices are capable of mea suring body composition of the total body or body regions. Transactions of the institute of measurement and control 1011770142331217705946 40 8. Body composition is known to be associated with several diseases such as cardiovascular disease diabetes cancers osteoporosis and osteoarthritis. The main measurement technique is based on the differential attenuation by bone fat and lean tissue of transmitted photons at two energy levels 4.
Search for more papers by this author. Body composition measurements are useful in assessing the effectiveness of nutritional interventions and monitoring the changes associated with growth and disease conditions. Journal of parenteral and enteral nutrition 2012 vol. The measurement of human body composition allows for the estimation of body tissues organs and their distributions in living persons without inflicting harm. Anthropometry including the 4 skinfold method hydrostatic weighing in vivo neutron activation analysis anthropogammametry from total body 40 k nuclear magnetic resonance dual energy x ray absorptiometry dexa computerized tomography ct and bioelectrical impedance analysis bia. Elen aromão and paula g.
36 n 1 p. Department of oncology university of alberta edmonton ab canada. Advances in the science and application of body composition measurement. Despite these advances the clinical measurement of body composition remains limited to the determination of tbw ffm fat mass and bone mass by bioelectrical impedance analysis dxa and ct mainly because other technologies are still either too complex and expensive or too imprecise. Research workshop current advances in the science and application of body composition measurement was supported by award number 5u13dk064190 from the national institute.
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