MEASUREMENT OF HUMAN BODY FAT: A QUANTITATIVE METHOD SUITED FOR USE BY AVIATION MEDICAL OFFICERS.

Abstract

Various volumes of the body are obtained by displacement of water in a specially constructed volumeter. From the total body tissue volume and body weight, one calculates the quantity of body fat. A comparison of two subjects illustrates points of interest in physical examinations. Although a man can be greatly overweight, as judged from height: weight tables, he is not necessarily obese due to fat. Another man can weigh only slightly more than the USAF standard and have an exceedingly large amount of body fat, actually enough to be considered obese. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1963
Accession Number
AD0638811

Entities

People

  • Thomas H. Allen

Organizations

  • United States Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Body Weight
  • Displacement
  • Human Body
  • Measurement
  • Memory Devices
  • Overweight
  • Physical Examination (Medicine)
  • Signs And Symptoms
  • Standards

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Exercise and Sports Science.
  • Theoretical Analysis.