ReviewCurrent obesity reports2025
Updates on Methods for Body Composition Analysis: Implications for Clinical Practice.
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32 citing papers in PubMed.
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- Methodological standards for body composition assessment-an expert-endorsed guide for research and clinical applications: bioimpedance, dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry, computerized tomography, and ultrasound methods.The American journal of clinical nutrition · 2026Review
- Dyslipidemia is associated with abdominal fat depots but not with bone mineral density and muscle fat infiltration.Lipids in health and disease · 2026Article
- Methodologies for establishing and validating cut-points and comparative standards in medical imaging-based body composition analysis: a scoping review protocol.Systematic reviews · 2026Article
- Better BMI: Novel Digital Anthropometry Equations for Adiposity Assessment in the Chinese Population.Phenomics (Cham, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Association between body fat percentage and metabolic and hematologic biomarkers in Korean adults.The Korean journal of physiology & pharmacology : official journal of the Korean Physiological Society and the Korean Society of Pharmacology · 2026Article
- The Validity of Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis Compared to a Four-Compartment Model in Healthy Adults: A Systematic Review.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2026Review
- The Relationship Between Visceral Fat Obesity and the Atherogenic Combined Index in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus.Diabetes, metabolic syndrome and obesity : targets and therapy · 2026Article
- Body composition assessment for risk stratification of hepatic steatosis in patients with type 2 diabetes and MASLD undergoing osteoporosis screening.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2026Article
- Overview of research and practice progress in body composition measurement techniques.Frontiers in medical technology · 2026Review
- Myosteatosis: Epidemiological Insights, Functional Decline, and Diagnostic Advances.Current obesity reports · 2025Review
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Abstract
backgroundRecent technological advances have introduced novel methods for measuring body composition, each with unique benefits and limitations. The choice of method often depends on the trade-offs between accuracy, cost, participant burden, and the ability to measure specific body composition compartments.
objectiveTo review the considerations of cost, accuracy, portability, and participant burden in reference and emerging body composition assessment methods, and to evaluate their clinical applicability.
methodsA narrative review was conducted comparing traditional reference methods like dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and computed tomography (CT) with emerging technologies such as smartphone camera applications, three-dimensional optical imaging scanners, smartwatch bioelectric impedance analysis (BIA), and ultrasound.
resultsReference methods like CT and MRI offer high accuracy and the ability to distinguish between specific body composition compartments (e.g., visceral, subcutaneous, skeletal muscle mass, and adipose tissue within lean mass) but are expensive and non-portable. Conversely, emerging methods, such as smartwatch BIA and smartphone-based technologies, provide greater accessibility and lower participant burden but with reduced accuracy. Methods like three-dimensional optical imaging scanners balance portability and accuracy, presenting promising potential for population-level applications.
conclusionsThe selection of a body composition assessment method should be guided by the clinical context and specific application, considering trade-offs in cost, accuracy, and portability. Emerging methods provide valuable options for population-level assessments, while reference methods remain essential for detailed compartmental analysis.
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