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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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ANALYZER, BODY COMPOSITIONAnthropometryBody mass index procedureaspects of radiation effects

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Adipose tissueBody FatBody water (substance)body density

Broader (2)

Anatomic structuresBody Constitution

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Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Body Composition as an Independent Determinant of 5-Fluorouracil–Based Chemotherapy Toxicity
Purpose: Evidence suggests that lean body mass (LBM) may be useful to normalize doses of chemotherapy. Data from a prospective… 
Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Effects of a weight management program on body composition and metabolic parameters in overweight children: a randomized controlled trial.
CONTEXT Pediatric obesity has escalated to epidemic proportions, leading to an array of comorbidities, including type 2 diabetes… 
Review
2005
Review
2005
Endocrine control of body composition in infancy, childhood, and puberty.
Body composition exhibits marked variations across the early human lifetime. The precise physiological mechanisms that drive such… 
Review
2005
Review
2005
Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry and body composition
Purpose of reviewDual-energy X-ray absorptiometry is now widely adopted for the measurement of the fat, fat-free soft tissue and… 
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Strength and Muscle Quality in a Well‐Functioning Cohort of Older Adults: The Health, Aging and Body Composition Study
OBJECTIVES:  To determine whether lower lean mass and higher fat mass have independent effects on the loss of strength and muscle… 
Review
2003
Review
2003
Puberty and Body Composition
Body composition during puberty is a marker of metabolic changes that occur during this period of growth and maturation, and… 
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Effect of menopausal status on body composition and abdominal fat distribution
OBJECTIVE: Preliminary studies suggest that the menopause transition is associated with deleterious changes in body composition… 
Review
1993
Review
1993
Sarcopenia and age-related changes in body composition and functional capacity.
Advancing adult age is associated with profound changes in body composition. One of the most prominent of these changes is… 
Review
1988
Review
1988
Bioelectric impedance phase angle and body composition.
The use of bioelectric impedance phase angle for predicting body composition was determined in 53 males and 69 females 9-62 y of… 
Highly Cited
1988
Highly Cited
1988
Reduced rate of energy expenditure as a risk factor for body-weight gain.
The contribution of reduced energy expenditure to the development of obesity has been a point of controversy. We measured 24-hour… 
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