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ReviewNutrients2021

The Utility of Body Composition Assessment in Nutrition and Clinical Practice: An Overview of Current Methodology.

Clifton J Holmes, Susan B Racette

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Review in Nutrients, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 210 papers, 6 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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210citing papers in PubMed, 6 pooled it
22.7field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
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What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

210 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 339 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Clifton J HolmesProgram in Physical Therapy, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA.
Susan B RacetteProgram in Physical Therapy, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-6932-1887
Washington University in St. Louis · US

Funding

DOCTORAL TRAINING PROGRAM IN MOVEMENT SCIENCET32HD007434 · NICHD · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI Michael D Harris, Catherine Lang · 1993 to 2026
$4.2M
NICHD NIH HHS T32 HD007434NIH HHS T32 HD007434
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Body composition is a key component for maintaining good general health and longevity. It can be influenced by a variety of factors, including genetics, environment, and lifestyle choices. The assessment of body composition is an essential tool for nutrition specialists to effectively evaluate nutritional status and monitor progression during dietary interventions. As humans age, there is a natural increase in fat mass coupled with a gradual decline in lean mass, specifically in bone and muscle mass. Individuals with a high body fat percentage are at a greater risk of cardiovascular diseases, type 2 diabetes, several types of cancer, and early mortality. Significant decreases in bone mineral density signify osteopenia and osteoporosis, while reductions in skeletal muscle mass increase the risk of developing sarcopenia. Moreover, undernutrition exacerbates the effects of many medical conditions and is important to address. Though weight tracking and calculation of BMI are used commonly by clinicians and dietitians, these measures do not provide insight on the relative contributions of fat mass and fat-free mass or the changes in these compartments that may reflect disease risk. Therefore, it is important that healthcare professionals have a critical understanding of body composition assessment and the strengths and limitations of the methods available.

Indexed as

AnthropometryBody CompositionDiagnostic ImagingNutritional StatusPlethysmography, Whole BodyAbsorptiometry, PhotonElectric ImpedanceHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingPredictive Value of TestsReproducibility of ResultsTomography, X-Ray Computedanthropometricsbioimpedancenutritional statusobesityosteoporosissarcopenia

Identifiers

PMID34444653
PMCPMC8399582
OpenAlexW3183536116

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