Discriminating between body fat and fluid changes in the obese adult using bioimpedance vector analysis

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 97-104

  Piccoli, A ^a,d   Brunani, A ^b   Savia, G ^b   Pillon, L ^a   Favaro, E ^a   Berselli, M E ^b   Cavagnini, F ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b Endocrine Unit   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^d Istituto di Medicina Interna di Padova   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bioelectrical impedance; Edema; Energy restriction; Hemodialysis; Obesity; Weight loss

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY FAT; BODY FLUID; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CALORIC RESTRICTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDEMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDRATION; IMPEDANCE; KIDNEY DISEASE; LEAN BODY WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 0031974598     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijo.0800551     Document Type: Article

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