ACSM’s Body Composition Assessment (EPUB)

Together with a group of highly esteemed authors, pioneer body composition specialists Laurie A. Milliken and Timothy G. Lohman have collaborated with the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) to create a useful manual for conducting body composition evaluations. The Body Composition Assessment from ACSM offers readers scientific research and basic knowledge with applications in the areas of geriatrics, exercise science, nutrition, growth and development, and medicine. Its writing is simple and easy to follow. The approach for several procedures, including as DXA, BIA, ultrasound, underwater weighing, ADP, total body water, multicomponent models, anthropometry (including skinfolds and circumferences), and BMI, is explored in ACSM’s Body Composition Assessment. In addition to identifying populations to which these approaches can be accurately used, the article reveals the causes of inaccuracy inherent in each measurement technique.  Descriptions of techniques for usage in lab and field settings, processes for standardizing each technique, and the benefits and drawbacks of each technique will be helpful to researchers and physicians alike. By examining the connections between chronic disease and total body fat, fat distribution, muscle mass, and bone density, the text fully investigates the health implications of body composition. It also makes it easier for the reader to evaluate how body composition has changed over time and to comprehend the unique factors to be taken into account when evaluating body composition in athletes, kids, the elderly, overweight people, and clinical groups. A digital resource with audio-narrated PowerPoint slides is added to ACSM’s Body Composition Assessment to help students fully comprehend the material. Selected images and tables from the book are incorporated to aid in learning and memory, and the slides guide readers through the main ideas and evaluations in each chapter. The Body Composition Assessment from ACSM will assist reduce body composition assessment errors, which makes it a perfect resource for exercise physiologists, nutritionists, and other practicing fitness, health, and medical professionals.