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Body Composition

Known as: Body Compositions, Composition, Body, Compositions, Body 
The relative amounts of various components in the body, such as percentage of body fat.
National Institutes of Health

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Review
2012
Review
2012
Decades ago, discussion of an impending global pandemic of obesity was thought of as heresy. But in the 1970s, diets began to… 
Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
Human body composition is important in numerous cancer research domains. Our objective was to evaluate clinically accessible… 
Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
BACKGROUND The loss of muscle mass is considered to be a major determinant of strength loss in aging. However, large-scale… 
Review
2005
Review
2005
Several aspects of body composition, in particular the amount and distribution of body fat and the amount and composition of lean… 
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Abstract: Health risks in elderly people cannot be evaluated simply in conventional terms of body fatness or fat distribution… 
Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
The effects of conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) on body composition were investigated. ICR mice were fed a control diet containing… 
Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
Introducing the Basics of Growth, Maturation, and Performance. Age- and Sex-Associated Variation in Growth. Age- and Sex… 
Review
1987
Review
1987
Renewed interest in the assessment of human body composition has stimulated the need for a balanced understanding of available… 
Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
This study was conducted to validate the relationship between bioelectrical conductance (ht2/R) and densitometrically determined… 
Review
1985
Review
1985
In brief: The assessment of body composition has become an important method for determining a desirable body weight of adults and…