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Body Composition (((Skinfolds, Quick, cheap, easy, Cons: Poor precision…
Body Composition
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Easy, Cheap, Low radiation and quick
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Cons: Cannot assess fat content of adipose tissue, high costs and limited access in low resource areas
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Easy compliance required, easy to administer
Expensive specialist equipment, hydration in participants
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Quick, easy
Proxy for body composition
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BMI is not a good index for any of the categories, lean mass, fat mass or bone mass
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Weight(, Body volume ( Bodpod), Minerals(DXA) and Body water (Isotopes)
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diseases and their effects eg obesity, malnutrition
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Adult diseases: with long incubation period, presenting with early windows of opportunity
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