title: Techniques used in measuring human body composition.
abstract: Remarkable progress is evident in the field of body composition research. This review summarizes main body composition research concepts, examines new component measurement methodologies and identifies potential areas for future research. As the dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry is now gaining acceptance, both clinically and in the research laboratory, as a useful body composition method, particular emphasis is placed on this important approach.
authors.affiliation: Obesity Research Centre, Saint Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, USA. AP263@Columbia.edu
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pietrobelli
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: S B
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Heymsfield
mesh_terms: D015502:Absorptiometry, Photon; D000886:Anthropometry; D001823:Body Composition / Q000502:physiology; D017097:Electric Impedance; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009501:Neutron Activation Analysis; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed