To compare different field methods for estimating body fat mass with a reference value derived by a three-component (3C) model in pre-school and school children across Europe. When studying total body ...

The aim of present investigation were: (1) to describe the selected skinfold variables of male students of University of Delhi that is, national level sports persons; and (2) to study the effect of ...

While wrestling requires a lot of physical strength, some athletes fixate not on adding muscle, but on losing weight. Wrestling is the one sport in high school where weight matters and some athletes ...

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Studies show that hand-grip strength correlates strongly with DEXA in lean body mass measurements. Near infrared, skinfolds, and hand-grip strength are portable assessment techniques that can be done ...

Several of my patients are very muscular because they exercise at the gym regularly. When I calculate a BMI using their height and weight, they fall within the overweight or obese category. But their ...