Obesity must be considered a real pathology. In the world wide, obesity represent one of the
major public health issue associated with increased morbidity and mortality. Overweight or …

Whilst the assessment of body composition is routine practice in sport, there remains
considerable debate on the best tools available, with the chosen technique often based …

Caliper and ultrasound (US) are used to measure subcutaneous fat tissue depth (SFT) and
then to calculate total body fat. There is no evidence-based recommendation as to whether …

Examiners with minimal training and skill are often called upon to make body composition
assessments using field methods. This study compared the interrater reliability of novice …

Key points Several distinct strategies produce and conserve heat to maintain the body
temperature of mammals, each associated with unique physiologies, with consequences for …

Objectives This study aimed at evaluating the agreement between bioelectrical impedance
analysis (BIA) using ABC‐02 Medas and A‐mode ultrasound (AUS) using BodyMetrix™ …

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of sex, muscle thickness, and
subcutaneous fat thickness (SFT) on corticospinal excitability outcome measures of the …

Background We compared body mass index (BMI), body fat, and skeletal muscle mass
between (1) a mixed-sex nonathletic cohort of people with patellofemoral pain (PFP) and …

Methods This cross-sectional, observational, monocentric study was conducted on 43 Indian
male volunteers aged 18 to 40 years. After collecting anthropometric data (age, height …

Body composition assessment helps conducting a healthy life or tracking the effectiveness of
a weight management therapy. Ultrasound (US)-based body composition research has …