Advances in body composition assessment /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Lohman, Timothy G., 1940-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Champaign, Ill. : Human Kinetics Publishers, [1992]
Series:Current issues in exercise science. monograph, no. 3.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Basic concepts in body composition assessment
  • Body density, body water, and bone mineral: controversies and limitations of the two-component system
  • Duel energy radiography: total body and regional composition
  • Prediction equations and skinfolds, bioelectric impedance, and body mass index
  • Assessing fat distribution
  • Estimating body composition in children and the elderly
  • The prevalence of obesity in children in the United States
  • Tracking and body fatness
  • Body composition and youth fitness
  • Estimating minimal weight and percent fat in athletes
  • Advances in body composition measurement.