Evaluates newer and established techniques of body composition assessment.
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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.
