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Body composition, dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry and obesity: the paradigm of fat (re)distribution

OBJECTIVE: The amount of lean and fat tissues in different body compartments is likely to drive the cardiovascular risk. The longitudinal effects of changes of lean and fat mass, particularly following weight loss programs, cannot be reliably identified by the sole measurement of anthropometry. We d...

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Autores principales: Ponti, Federico, Plazzi, Andrea, Guglielmi, Giuseppe, Marchesini, Giulio, Bazzocchi, Alberto
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The British Institute of Radiology. 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6750624/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31555464
http://dx.doi.org/10.1259/bjrcr.20170078