title: Reply to Thibault & Genton:.
authors.affiliation: Clinical Nutrition Unit, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Per Dubbsgatan 14, S-413 45 Gothenburg, Sweden. Electronic address: ingvar.bosaeus@nutrition.gu.se.
authors.forename: Ingvar
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Bosaeus
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Medicine, Southern Clinical School, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia.
authors.forename: Gisela
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Wilcox
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Food and Meal Science, Kristianstad University, SE-291 88 Kristianstad, Sweden.
authors.forename: Elisabet
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Rothenberg
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Medicine, Southern Clinical School, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia.
authors.forename: Boyd
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Strauss
mesh_terms: D015502:Absorptiometry, Photon / Q000379:methods*; D001823:Body Composition; D017097:Electric Impedance; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000378:metabolism*