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Fat-free body mass from skinfold thickness: a close relationship with total body nitrogen

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 July 2007

G. L. Hill ,
J. A. Bradley ,
J. P. Collins ,
I. McCarthy ,
C. B. Oxby  and
L. Burkinshaw
G. L. Hill
Affiliation:
University Departments of Surgery and Medical Physics, The General Infirmary at Leeds, Great George Street, Leeds 1
J. A. Bradley
Affiliation:
University Departments of Surgery and Medical Physics, The General Infirmary at Leeds, Great George Street, Leeds 1
J. P. Collins
Affiliation:
University Departments of Surgery and Medical Physics, The General Infirmary at Leeds, Great George Street, Leeds 1
I. McCarthy
Affiliation:
University Departments of Surgery and Medical Physics, The General Infirmary at Leeds, Great George Street, Leeds 1
C. B. Oxby
Affiliation:
University Departments of Surgery and Medical Physics, The General Infirmary at Leeds, Great George Street, Leeds 1
L. Burkinshaw
Affiliation:
University Departments of Surgery and Medical Physics, The General Infirmary at Leeds, Great George Street, Leeds 1
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Fat-free body mass is an important component of body composition which is of particular interest to nutritionists and related workers. Fat-free mass has been determined from the simple measurement of skinfold thickness and it has been demonstrated that there is a close correlation with total body nitrogen even though the test subjects had a wide range of nutritional status.

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Short Papers
Information
British Journal of Nutrition , Volume 39 , Issue 2 , March 1978 , pp. 403 - 405
Copyright
Copyright © The Nutrition Society 1978

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