Nutrition assessment is a necessary first step in advising athletes on dietary strategies that
include dietary supplementation, and in evaluating the effectiveness of supplementation …

This chapter provides an overview of the current state of medical imaging methods in body
composition analysis. It advocates a holistic approach that combines the strengths of …

Objectives Anorexia nervosa (AN) is a heterogeneous eating disorder associated with
alterations of body structure and the gut microbiome. We aimed to investigate the gut …

Purpose Increased gut permeability causes the trespass of antigens into the blood stream
which leads to inflammation. Gut permeability reflected by serum zonulin and diversity of the …

Ultrasound (US) provides the most accurate technique for thickness measurements of
subcutaneous adipose tissue (SAT) layers. This US method was recently standardised using …

Background: Obesity increases the risk of coronary heart disease, partly due to its strong
association with atherogenic dyslipidemia, characterized by high triglycerides and low high …

Worries about the potential negative consequences of popular fat loss regimens for
aesthetic purposes in normal weight females have been surfacing in the media. However …

Dysregulation of the human's energy balance, mediated by non-performing endocrine
organs (liver, skeletal muscle and adipose tissue, above all), can be related to human …

Abstract Fields, JB, Merrigan, JJ, White, JB, and Jones, MT. Body composition variables by
sport and sport-position in elite collegiate athletes. J Strength Cond Res 32 (11): 3153 …

A recently standardized ultrasound technique for measuring subcutaneous adipose tissue
(SAT) was applied to normal-weight, overweight and obese persons. Eight measurement …