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Human Body Composition

Growth, Aging, Nutrition, and Activity

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  • © 1987

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  1. Gilbert B. Forbes

    1. The University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, USA

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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-ix
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  2. Historical Introduction

    • Gilbert B. Forbes
    Pages 1-4

  3. Techniques for Estimating Body Composition

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    Pages 5-100

  4. Body Composition of the Fetus

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    Pages 101-124

  5. Body Composition in Infancy, Childhood, and Adolescence

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    Pages 125-168

  6. The Adult

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    Pages 169-195

  7. Pregnancy

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    Pages 196-208

  8. Influence of Nutrition

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    Pages 209-247

  9. Influence of Physical Activity

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    Pages 248-266

  10. Influence of Hormones

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    Pages 267-281

  11. Influence of Trauma and Disease

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    Pages 282-293

  12. Concluding Remarks

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    Pages 294-300

  13. Back Matter

    Pages 301-350
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About this book

Man has always been curious about himself, a curiosity that began centuries ago with an examination of the soul, and that extended in the period of the Renaissance to his anatomy and certain functions such as the circulation of the blood. Chemical science entered the scene in the 18th century, and burst into prominence in the 19th century. As the various chemical elements were discovered, many were found to be present in body fluids and tissues. Organic compounds were recognized; it became known that body heat was produced by the combustion of food; chemical transformations such as the production of fat from carbohydrate were recognized; and in the 1850s it was determined that young animals differed from adults in certain aspects of body composition. As methods for chemical analysis evolved, they were applied to samples of body fluids and tissues, and it became apparent that life depended on chemical normality; and most importantly it was realized that given the necessary amount of food and water the body had the ability to maintain a degree of constancy of what Claude Bernard called the milieu interieur, in other words its interior chemical en­ vironment.

Authors and Affiliations

  • The University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, USA

    Gilbert B. Forbes

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Human Body Composition

  • Book Subtitle: Growth, Aging, Nutrition, and Activity

  • Authors: Gilbert B. Forbes

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-4654-1

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag New York Inc. 1987

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4612-9100-8Published: 14 October 2011

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4612-4654-1Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: IX, 350

  • Topics: Human Physiology, Internal Medicine

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