Obesity Research · 1995 · 45 citations · 0 references
MedicineAnatomyPhysiologyHuman NutritionMetabolic PhysiologyPathophysiologyAdipose TissueBody CompositionBody Composition MeasurementFat Content AssessmentLeanMetabolic Rate EstimationSpecific GravityWhole-body Composition
The fundamental biologic determination of corporeal specific gravity, essentially a relationship between weight and unit volume, has been neglected in the modem classification of healthy persons. Stern (1) and Spivak (2) emphasized the value of the measurement of corporeal density, but their experimental data are not conclusive. Of especial interest is the relationship between gravity and the fat content of the body.