Assessment of body composition in athletes: A narrative review of available methods with special reference to quantitative and qualitative bioimpedance analysis

F Campa, S Toselli, M Mazzilli, LA Gobbo, G Coratella - Nutrients, 2021 - mdpi.com
Body composition is acknowledged as a determinant of athletic health and performance. Its
assessment is crucial in evaluating the efficiency of a diet or aspects related to the nutritional …

The utility of body composition assessment in nutrition and clinical practice: an overview of current methodology

CJ Holmes, SB Racette - Nutrients, 2021 - mdpi.com
Body composition is a key component for maintaining good general health and longevity. It
can be influenced by a variety of factors, including genetics, environment, and lifestyle …

Energy balance and obesity: what are the main drivers?

I Romieu, L Dossus, S Barquera, HM Blottière… - Cancer causes & …, 2017 - Springer
Purpose The aim of this paper is to review the evidence of the association between energy
balance and obesity. Methods In December 2015, the International Agency for Research on …

Guidance for assessment of the muscle mass phenotypic criterion for the Global Leadership Initiative on Malnutrition diagnosis of malnutrition

C Compher, T Cederholm, MITD Correia… - Journal of Parenteral …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The Global Leadership Initiative on Malnutrition (GLIM) provides consensus criteria
for the diagnosis of malnutrition that can be widely applied. The GLIM approach is based on …

[HTML][HTML] What are we assessing when we measure food security? A compendium and review of current metrics

AD Jones, FM Ngure, G Pelto, SL Young - Advances in nutrition, 2013 - Elsevier
The appropriate measurement of food security is critical for targeting food and economic aid;
supporting early famine warning and global monitoring systems; evaluating nutrition, health …

Lean tissue imaging: a new era for nutritional assessment and intervention

CMM Prado, SB Heymsfield - Journal of Parenteral and Enteral …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Body composition refers to the amount of fat and lean tissues in our body; it is a science that
looks beyond a unit of body weight, accounting for the proportion of different tissues and its …

The current use of ultrasound to measure skeletal muscle and its ability to predict clinical outcomes: a systematic review

P Casey, M Alasmar, J McLaughlin… - Journal of cachexia …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Quantification and monitoring of lean body mass is an important component of nutrition
assessment to determine nutrition status and muscle loss. The negative impact of reduced …

Obesity and heart failure: focus on the obesity paradox

S Carbone, CJ Lavie, R Arena - Mayo Clinic Proceedings, 2017 - Elsevier
The escalating prevalence of obesity has been linked to substantial increases in both
metabolic and cardiovascular disease. Nevertheless, the direct effects of obesity on …

Bioelectrical impedance analysis versus reference methods in the assessment of body composition in athletes

F Campa, LA Gobbo, S Stagi, LT Cyrino… - European Journal of …, 2022 - Springer
The present systematic review aimed to compare the accuracy of Bioelectrical Impedance
Analysis (BIA) and Bioelectrical Impedance Vector Analysis (BIVA) vs. reference methods for …

Assessment methods in human body composition

SY Lee, D Gallagher - Current Opinion in Clinical Nutrition & …, 2008 - journals.lww.com
There is an ongoing need to perfect methods that provide information beyond mass and
structure (static measures) to kinetic measures that yield information on metabolic and …