Human Body Composition : Growth, Aging, Nutrition, and Activity /
This book thoroughly explores the role of body composition in health and disease. Dr. Forbes discusses: - the instrumentation, precision, methodology, and applicability of the latest techniques for the study of body composition - the changes that occur in body composition as a result of aging, from...
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| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
Springer New York,
1987.
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Table of Contents:
- Historical Introduction
- Techniques for Estimating Body Composition
- Body Composition of the Fetus
- Body Composition of Infancy, Childhood, and Adolescence
- The Adult
- Pregnancy
- Influence of Nutrition
- Influence of Physical Activity
- Influence of Hormones
- Influence of Disease, Trauma
- Concluding Remarks.