Applied Body Composition Assessment
Edition: 2nd edition
Publisher: Human Kinetics Publishers
Published: January 2004
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 268
ISBN-13: 9780736046305
Subjects: Dietetics & nutrition; Physiology; Sports training & coaching; Medical / Nursing; Body Composition; Medical; Anthropometry; Anatomy; Measurement
First sentence: Obesity is a serious health problem that reduces life expectancy by increasing one's risk of developing coronary artery disease, hypertension, Type II diabetes, obstructive pulmonary disease, osteoarthritis, and certain types of cancer.
Description: Brings both practitioners and students up to date on the latest body composition methods and equations for healthy and clinical populations. Like the popular first edition, this book addresses the principles underlying the skinfold, bioelectrical impedance, near-infrared interactance, and anthropometric methods of body composition assessment. It also shows the reader how to control for potential errors in measurement, different equations for different populations, and much more.