The prevalence of obesity, measured by body mass index, has risen to unacceptable levels
in both men and women in the United States and worldwide with resultant hazardous health …

Background Evidence for the efficacy of low-volume high-intensity interval training (HIIT) for
the modulation of body composition is unclear. Objectives We examined the effect of low …

Reliable and valid body composition assessment is important in both clinical and research
settings. A multitude of methods and techniques for body composition measurement exist, all …

The causal relationship between intraabdominal visceral fat accumulation and metabolic
disorders was analyzed in 46 obese subjects (15 males, 31 females) having 34.1±5.5 of …

Objective Although the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) growth charts are
widely used, BMI‐for‐age z‐Scores (BMIz) are known to be uninformative above the 97th …

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 …

Gynoid lipodystrophy (cellulite) is an extremely controversial topic. A lack of knowledge
regarding specific aetiopathogenic factors, as well as the opportunism of some professionals …

A possible role for increased androgenic/estro-genic activity in the pathogenesis of upper
body fat localization and its accompanying cellular and metabolic characteristics was …

The pattern of body fat distribution has been shown to be related to a large number of
variables of clinical importance. A variety of indices have been devised, many of them …

The high percentage of fat, about 26–28% in the mature human female, may influence
reproductive ability directly through two mechanisms:(a) fat converts androgens to …