Scientific Papers
REPRODUCIBILITY OF BODY COMPOSITION AND BODY WATER SPACES MEASUREMENTS IN HEALTHY ELDERLY INDIVIDUALS
BACKGROUND AND AIMS : The assessment of body composition and water spaces in elderly persons, especially in disease situations, would be a critical component of the nutritional and hydration management. Bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) is [...]
PEDIATRIC REFERENCE DATA FOR LEAN TISSUE PROPERTIES: DENSITY AND HYDRATION FROM AGE 5 TO 20 Y
BACKGROUND: Hydrometry and densitometry are widely used to assess pediatric body composition due to their ease of application. The accuracy of these techniques depends on the validity of age- and sex-specific constant values for lean [...]
SEX DIFFERENCES IN VOLUNTARY FLUID INTAKE BY OLDER ADULTS DURING EXERCISE
PURPOSE: This study compared the voluntary fluid intake behavior of older men and women (54-70 yr) when provided cold, palatable beverages and ample opportunity to drink between repeated bouts of exercise in the heat. METHODS: [...]
CONGENITAL ANOMALIES, LABOR/DELIVERY COMPLICATIONS, MATERNAL RISK FACTORS AND THEIR RELATIONSHIP WITH PERFLUOROOCTANOIC ACID (PFOA)-CONTAMINATED PUBLIC DRINKING WATER
BACKGROUND: We have previously examined the associations between perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) exposure, birth weight and gestational age in individuals exposed to PFOA-contaminated residential drinking water from the Little Hocking Water Association (LHWA). In this investigation, [...]