Beyond BMI: Accurate Measurement of Body Composition – a Change of Paradigm
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Beschreibung
Keywords:
Leanness, adiposity, adipose tissue, patterning, body fat, lipids, triglycerides, B-mode
ultrasound, fasciae, mass index, MI, body mass index, BMI, anthropometry, body shape,
Cormic index, elite athletes, physical activity, anorexia, eating disorders, sex differences,
dimorphism
Key information:
Valid, Accurate and Reliable: A New Era in Physique Assessment
An individual’s physique – shaped by anthropometric traits and body composition
– offers crucial insights into health and performance. In weight-sensitive sports
and clinical practice alike, appropriate assessment of body weight and accurate
measurement of adipose tissue are essential. When measuring lean individuals
or tracking small changes, most methods fail to provide valid, accurate, and
reliable results. This book presents two breakthroughs:
The Mass Index (MI) and the Standardised Ultrasound Method (SUM).
MI improves the body mass index (BMI) by taking body shape into account, long
demanded by the WHO, and is based on epidemiological study results and on a
study of over 2,000 participants presented here that considers sex differences.
MI enables appropriate weight assessment on a finer scale and is as simple to
determine as BMI. Yet, both BMI and MI are not designed for measuring body
composition.
To fill this gap, SUM was developed using B-mode ultrasound to measure
subcutaneous adipose tissue (SAT) with a level of validity, accuracy, and
reliability not reached by any other method. The method is applicable in the
field and avoids ionising radiation. SUM was standardised in cooperation with
a working group of the IOC Medical Commission, and its outstanding data
quality was confirmed in a multicentre reliability study across leading institutes
in Europe, Australia, and the USA.
Unique data from the world’s top sport climbers demonstrate the power of
SUM to distinguish differences invisible to all other measurement methods. In
scientific research, clinical assessment, and sports performance, the quality of
data determines the quality of conclusions.
This book offers a comprehensive foundation for both researchers and
practicioners commited to valid, high-resolution methods for physique
analysis – and for those ready to move beyond inadequate methods that
may soon lack scientific credibility.
Autor*in
Wolfram Müller | Alfred Fürhapter-Rieger | Helmut Ahammer | Timothy R. Ackland
Editors
Themen in »Beyond BMI: Accurate Measurement of Body Composition – a Change of Paradigm«
Body fat tissue Subcutaneous adipose tissue SUM Standardised Ultrasound Method Leanness Adiposity Adipose tissue Patterning Body fat Lipids Triglycerides B-mode ultrasound Fasciae MI - Mass Index BMI - Body Mass Index Anthropometry