Body composition in sport, exercise, and health

The analysis of body composition (fat, bone and muscle) is an important process throughout the biomedical sciences. This is the first book to offer a clear and detailed introduction to the key methods and techniques in body composition analysis and to explain the importance of body composition data...

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Other Authors: Stewart, Arthur D., Sutton, Laura
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London, UK Routledge 2012
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Table of Contents:
  • The concept of body composition and its applications / Arthur D. Stewart
  • Laboratory methods of body composition analysis / Catherine Rolland
  • Portable methods of body composition analysis / Yvonne Mulholland and Catherine Rolland
  • Physique: phenotype, somatotype and 3D scanning / JE Lindsay Carter and Arthur D. Stewart
  • Muscle tissue / Laura Sutton
  • Bone tissue / Laura Sutton
  • Anthropometric surrogates for fatness and health / Mike Marfell-Jones, Alan M. Nevill and Arthur D. Stewart
  • Body composition change / Payria A. Hume and Arthur D. Stewart
  • Body composition in chronic disease and disability / Vicky L. Goosey-Tolfrey and Laura Sutton
  • Body composition: professional practice and and interdisciplinary toolkit / Laura Sutton and Arthur D. Stewart