Journal article
Body Image, Body Mass Index, and Body Composition: In Young Adults
Abstract
PURPOSE: Associations were examined between body image and body mass index (BMI) in comparison with body composition in healthy weight, overweight, and obese young adults.
METHODS: Weight and height were determined, and the percentage of fat mass (%FM) and percentage of fat-free mass (%FFM) were measured by dual energy X-ray absorptiometry in 75 male and 87 female young adults (21.1 ± 1.9 years; 25.2 ± 4.4 kg/m² [mean ± standard deviation]). …
Authors
Streeter VM; Milhausen RR; Buchholz AC
Journal
Canadian Journal of Dietetic Practice and Research, Vol. 73, No. 2, pp. 78–83
Publisher
Dietitians of Canada
Publication Date
July 2012
DOI
10.3148/73.2.2012.78
ISSN
1486-3847