Introduction: Loss of skeletal muscle mass and function (sarcopenia) is common in
individuals with obesity due to metabolic changes associated with a sedentary lifestyle …

Abstract Background This Obesity Medicine Association (OMA) Clinical Practice Statement
(CPS) on History, Physical Exam, Body Composition and Energy Expenditure is intended to …

Fully revised and updated, Body Image 4th Edition provides a comprehensive summary of
research on body image in men, women, and children drawing together research findings …

Summary The European Society for Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism (ESPEN) and the
European Association for the Study of Obesity (EASO) launched the Sarcopenic Obesity …

Cardiovascular diseases are the main cause of mortality worldwide. Patients with
phenylketonuria (PKU) may be at increased cardiovascular risk. This review provides an …

Objective Obesity is a challenge for bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) estimations of
skeletal muscle and fat mass (FM), and none of the equations used for appendicular lean …

Purpose Fat-free mass (FFM) loss is a concerning aspect of bariatric surgery, but little is
known about its time-course and factors related with excessive FFM loss. This study …

Background/aims The aim of this study was to apply the European Society for Clinical
Nutrition and Metabolism/European Association for the Study of Obesity (ESPEN/EASO) …

Purpose Large inter-individual variations in post-bariatric fat-free mass loss (FFML) are
observed, which might relate to differences in protein intake and physical activity across …

The bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) is one of the most commonly used techniques for
assessing body composition in a clinical setting and in field approaches, as it has the …