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Postoperative Changes in Body Composition—Comparison of Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis and Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Bariatric Patients
BackgroundRoux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) result in a marked reduction of body fat and also visceral fat (VF) decrease up to 36 % in 16 weeks. This...
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Dietary Intake of Competitive Bodybuilders
BackgroundCompetitive bodybuilders are well known for extreme physique traits and extremes in diet and training manipulation to optimize lean mass...
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Handgrip Strength as a Predictor for Post Bariatric Body Composition
BackgroundAfter bariatric surgery, the postoperative quality of weight loss is variable. The aim of weight loss treatment is to reduce fat mass while...
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Methodologies to assess paediatric adiposity
IntroductionChildhood obesity is associated with increased risk of adult obesity, cardiovascular disease, diabetes and cancer. Appropriate techniques...
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Applicability of ultrasound muscle thickness measurements for predicting fat-free mass in elderly population
Objective: This study aimed to examine the applicability of ultrasound muscle thickness (MT) measurements for predicting whole body fat-free mass...
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Body composition changes in pregnancy: measurement, predictors and outcomes
Prevalence of overweight and obesity has risen in the United States over the past few decades. Concurrent with this rise in obesity has been an...
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Direct Determination of Lean Body Mass by CT in F-18 FDG PET/CT Studies: Comparison with Estimates Using Predictive Equations
PurposeThe purpose of this study was to estimate lean body mass (LBM) using CT (LBM CTs) and compare the results with LBM estimates of four different...
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The concurrent validity between leptin, BMI and skin folds during pregnancy and the year after
Background:From a public health perspective it is important to know which of the currently used methods to estimate changes in maternal body fat...
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Relationship between Body mass index (BMI) and body fat percentage, estimated by bioelectrical impedance, in a group of Sri Lankan adults: a cross sectional study
BackgroundBody Mass Index (BMI) is used as a useful population-level measure of overweight and obesity. It is used as the same for both sexes and for...
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Body composition by whole-body bioelectrical impedance and prediction of clinically relevant outcomes: overvalued or underused?
Background/Objectives:Body composition calculated using whole-body bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA), almost invariably with height ( H ) and...
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The effect of protein timing on muscle strength and hypertrophy: a meta-analysis
Protein timing is a popular dietary strategy designed to optimize the adaptive response to exercise. The strategy involves consuming protein in and...
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Skeletal muscle metabolic gene response to carbohydrate feeding during exercise in the heat
BackgroundHeat stress down-regulates mitochondrial function, while carbohydrate supplementation attenuates the exercise induced stimulation of...
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Assessment of nutritional status in children with chronic kidney disease and on dialysis
Protein-energy wasting (PEW) is defined as a state of decreased body protein mass and fuel reserves (body protein and fat mass) and is a common...
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Percentage body fat in apparently healthy school children from northern India
ContextIncreased prevalence of obesity in childhood and adolescence, defined by the use of body mass index (BMI), has drawn attention towards direct...
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The maintenance and monitoring of perioperative blood volume
The assessment and maintenance of perioperative blood volume is important because fluid therapy is a routine part of intraoperative care. In the...
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Characteristics, changes and influence of body composition during a 4486 km transcontinental ultramarathon: results from the Transeurope Footrace mobile whole body MRI-project
BackgroundAlmost nothing is known about the medical aspects of runners doing a transcontinental ultramarathon over several weeks. The results of...
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Comparison of SUVs Normalized by Lean Body Mass Determined by CT with Those Normalized by Lean Body Mass Estimated by Predictive Equations in Normal Tissues
PurposeStandardized uptake values (SUVs) normalized by lean body mass (LBM) determined by CT were compared with those normalized by LBM estimated...
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Ethnic and sex differences in body fat and visceral and subcutaneous adiposity in children and adolescents
Body fat and the specific depot where adipose tissue (AT) is stored can contribute to cardiometabolic health risks in children and adolescents....