Several aspects of body composition, in particular the amount and distribution of body fat
and the amount and composition of lean mass, are now understood to be important health …

Sexual dimorphism in human body composition is evident from fetal life, but emerges
primarily during puberty. At birth, males have a similar fat mass to females but are longer …

Background: A central fat pattern has adverse health implications in both children and
adults. Because adiposity tracks from childhood into adulthood, the ability of simple …

Objectives: To test the hypothesis that in a healthy pediatric population body mass index as
(BMI)(kilograms per meter square) is a valid measure of fatness that is independent of age …

Background Although body fat patterning has been related to adverse health outcomes in
adults, its importance in children and adolescents is less certain. Objective We examined the …

The new edition of Human Body Composition is the most complete text in the burgeoning
field of body composition research. The book covers the full range of methods to assess …

The measurement of fat distribution has become an important issue in obesity research.
Numerous techniques have been developed to assess visceral fat because this fat seems to …

Objective: Intra‐abdominal fat has been identified as being the most clinically relevant type
of fat in humans. Therefore, an assessment of body‐fat distribution could possibly identify …

Body composition exhibits marked variations across the early human lifetime. The precise
physiological mechanisms that drive such developmental adaptations are difficult to …

Background: The study of the relationship between anthropometry and visceral adipose
tissue (VAT) is of great interest because VAT is associated with many risk factors for …