Journal article
Body composition by photon absorptiometry.
Abstract
Whole-body dual photon measurements of body composition were made in 9 controls, 15 athletes and 5 patients with eating disorders. Measurements of lean body mass, mineral mass and fat mass were accurate. Lean body mass and fat mass were measured with reliabilities of about 0.8 kg while for total body bone mineral mass, the reliability was about 60 g. Women had a smaller lean body mass and a greater fat mass than men. Women with eating disorders …
Authors
Galea V; Ormerod S; White N; MacDougall JD; Webber CE
Journal
Applied Physiology Nutrition and Metabolism, Vol. 15, No. 2, pp. 143–148
Publication Date
June 1990
ISSN
1715-5312