Document Type
Article
Publication Date
11-29-2024
Publication Title
Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases
Abstract
Although the body mass index (BMI) has been used as a measure of obesity for decades, it is now possible to measure adiposity more directly with technologies that can quantitate body fat and other tissues. The purpose of this review is to understand body composition, describe the different ways to measure it, review changes in body composition after metabolic and bariatric surgery (MBS), and provide guidance on how providers can introduce measurements of body composition into their everyday practice.
PubMed ID
39706721
Creative Commons License
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Recommended Citation
Carter, Jonathan; Husain, Farah; Papasavas, Pavlos; Docimo, Salvatore; Albaugh, Vance; Aylward, Laura; Blalock, Cynthia; and Benson-Davies, Sue, "American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Review of Body Composition" (2024). School of Medicine Faculty Publications. 3305.
https://digitalscholar.lsuhsc.edu/som_facpubs/3305
10.1016/j.soard.2024.10.037
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