The Use of Technology for Estimating Body Composition

摘要: Assessment of body composition, both at single time points and longitudinally, is particularly important in clinical nutrition practice. It provides a means for the clinician to characterize status point, aiding identification diagnosis malnutrition, monitor changes over by providing real-time information on adequacy interventions. Objective composition measurement tools are available clinically but often underused care, United States. This is, part, due number factors concerning their use context: cost accessibility equipment, as well interpretability results. article focuses influencing interpretation results setting. Body assessment, regardless method, inherently limited its indirect nature. Therefore, an understanding strengths limitations any method essential meaningful review overview technologies (computed tomography, dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry, bioimpedance, ultrasound) discusses each device.