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Methods of assessing body composition and anthropometric measurements – a review of the literature

Journal of Education, Health and Sport, 2021
Introduction and purpose            Body composition assessment is an important element in determining the health of the body, which enables us to estimate the percent content of particular tissues in the body.
Angelika Pawlak, Gabriela Ręka, Anna Olszewska, Joanna Warchulińska, Halina Piecewicz-Szczęsna   +4 more
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Owning an overweight or underweight body: distinguishing the physical, experienced and virtual body [PDF]

, 2014
Our bodies are the most intimately familiar objects we encounter in our perceptual environment. Virtual reality provides a unique method to allow us to experience having a very different body from our own, thereby providing a valuable method to explore ...
Linkenauger Sally A., Mohler, B., Linkenauger, Sally, Wong, H., Piryankova Ivelina V., Bülthoff Heinrich H., Sally A Linkenauger, Ivelina V Piryankova, Piryankova, Iveline, Catherine Stinson, Stinson, C., Heinrich H Bülthoff, Bulthoff, H.H., Piryankova, I.V., Mohler, B.J., Wong, Hong Yu, Linkenauger, S.A., Mohler Betty J., Bülthoff, H., Longo, M., Longo, Matthew, Longo, Matthew R., Wong Hong Yu, Piryankova, I., Betty J Mohler, Stinson, Catherine, Mohler, B. J., Hong Yu Wong, Matthew R Longo, Longo Matthew R., Linkenauger, S., Buelthoff, H. H., Stinson Catherine, Wong, H.Y.   +33 more
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The comparison of the body mea­su­res of the Akhalteke horses bred in Czech Republic, Russia and Kazakhstan

Acta Universitatis Agriculturae et Silviculturae Mendelianae Brunensis, 2008
Our research object was to record and to measure as much as possible Akhalteke horses, which are bred in Czech Republic, Russia and Kazakhstan. We measured and recorded 3 basic body measures – Height at withers, chest girth and girth of cannon.
Michaela Prausová, Iva Jiskrová, Eva Sobotková, Libor Majvelder   +3 more
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How exposure to body neutrality content on TikTok affects young women’s body image and mood

, 2023
Body neutrality aims to encourage a non-judgmental attitude towards the body and prioritize functionality over appearance. This study examined the impact of exposure to TikTok body neutrality content on young women's body image and mood.
Lawrence, RK, Rebecca K. Lawrence, Veya Seekis, Seekis, V   +3 more
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Body fatness or anthropometry for assessment of unhealthy weight status? Comparison between methods in South African children and adolescents [PDF]

, 2013
A variety of methods are available for defining undernutrition (thinness/underweight/under-fat) and overnutrition (overweight/obesity/over-fat). The extent to which these definitions agree is unclear.
Reilly, J., Craig, E., Bland, R., Craig, Eva, Reilly, John   +4 more
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The acute effect of the menstrual cycle and oral contraceptive cycle on measures of body composition

, 2021
Purpose: This study aimed to investigate the effect of fluctuating female hormones during the menstrual cycle (MC) and oral contraceptive (OC) cycle on different measures of body composition.
Janse de Jonge, XAK, Sculley, DV, Thompson, BM, Barba-Moreno, L, Hillebrandt, HL   +4 more
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CORRELATION BETWEEN BODY MEASURES IN LIPIZZANER MARES AND STALLIONS [PDF]

Poljoprivreda, 2003
Investigations of correlation between some body measurings refer to Lipizzaner mares and stallions raised in Đakovo stud. Measures were carried out with 16 stallions and 34 mares by Lydtin stick and cattle tape measure.
Tomo Rastija, Zvonko Antunović, Mirjana Baban, Ivan Bogut, Đuro Senčić   +4 more
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Effect of an individually tailored one-year energy balance programme on body weight, body composition and lifestyle in recent retirees: a cluster randomised controlled trial [PDF]

, 2010
Background The increased prevalence of overweight and obesity warrants preventive actions, particularly among people in transitional stages associated with lifestyle changes, such as occupational retirement.
Albertine J Schuit, Werkman Andrea, Kok, F.J., Schuit, A.J., Evert G Schouten, Hulshof Paul JM, Kremers, S.P., Kremers, S.P.J., Werkman, A.M., Hulshof, P.J.M., Andrea Werkman, Schuit Albertine J, Stafleu, A., Werkman, A, Annette Stafleu, Kremers Stef PJ, Schouten Evert G, Werkman, A., Hulshof, P.J., Stafleu Annette, Paul JM Hulshof, Schouten, E.G., Kok Frans J, Frans J Kok, Stef PJ Kremers   +24 more
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CORRELATION BETWEEN SOME BODY MEASURES OF LIPPIZANER STALLION PER LINES AT ĐAKOVO STUD [PDF]

Poljoprivreda, 2002
Body measures of Lippizaner line stallions and their correlation were processed in Đakovo stud. The measures performed by Lydtin rod and stock band included withers height, chest girth and cannon bone circumference on the total of 75 heads.
T. Rastija, Z. Antunović, Mirjana Baban, I. Mandić, A.Vitković   +4 more
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Body image as a multidimensional concept: A systematic review of body image facets in eating disorders and muscle dysmorphia

, 2022
Body image disturbance is core to the psychopathology of eating disorders (EDs), and related disorders such as muscle dysmorphia (MD). Global measures of body image fail to quantify specific aspects of body image disturbance that characterizes EDs, and ...
Jukic, I, Scott Griffiths, Deborah Mitchison, Ivan Jukic, Phillipa Hay, Mitchison, D, Hay, P, Katarina Prnjak, Griffiths, S, Prnjak, K   +9 more
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