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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Henry C. LukaskiPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Imprint: CRC Press Weight: 0.839kg ISBN: 9781032096827ISBN 10: 1032096829 Pages: 404 Publication Date: 30 June 2021 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsBODY COMPOSITION ASSESSMENT. Body composition in perspective. Assessment of human body composition: methods and limitations. Assessment of muscle mass. Hydration status and performance. PHYSICAL ACTIVITY & BODY COMPOSITION. Physical activity on growth and development of youth. Anthropometry in physical performance and health. Physical activity and adipose tissue redistribution in obese adults. Physical activity and body composition changes in overweight and obese children . BODY COMPOSITION IN SPORTS & OCCUPATIONS. Body composition changes with training: methodological implications. Endurance athletes. Speed, power and strength athletes. Weight-sensitive sports. Military. Body Composition and Public Safety: The Industrial Athlete. MODERATING FACTORS. Dietary protein and physical training effects on body composition and physical performance. Supplements, body composition and performance. Diet and exercise approaches for reversal of exercise-associated amenorrhea.ReviewsAuthor InformationHenry C. Lukaski, PhD, is an adjunct professor in the Department of Kinesiology and Public Health Education, University of North Dakota. He took his undergraduate education at the University of Michigan and Eastern Michigan University, and earned Master of Science and Doctoral degrees in physiology with a minor in nutrition from the Pennsylvania State University where he was a National Institutes of Health (NIH) pre-doctoral trainee in Human Biology and a research Collaborator at Brookhaven National Laboratory. He was a post-doctoral research associate at the US Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Grand Forks Human Nutrition Research Center then served as Supervisory Research Physiologist, Research Leader and Assistant Center Director. He is and has been a member of numerous editorial boards of peer-review scientific journals in the fields of human nutrition, exercise science, sports nutrition, and applied physiology, has served as a member of NIH, Department of Defense, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, US Public Health Service program and grant review boards and advisor to the Food and Drug Administration, Institute of Medicine (Food and Nutrition Board Military Nutrition Committee), World Health Organization, Pan American Health Organization, National Collegiate Athletic Association, US and International Olympic Medical Committees, international scientific organizations, sports nutrition community, and the biomedical industry. He has authored more than 145 peer-reviewed research publications, 45 book chapters,160 abstracts and short communications, co-edited special issues of professional publications on body composition and sports nutrition, and made more than 240 invited presentations in the US, Europe, Central and South America. He is an international authority in the field of the interactions among diet and physical activity on body structure, function and health, and is recognized internationally as a leader in development and validation of methods for assessment of human body composition. Dr. Lukaski was elected to Fellowship in the American College of Sports Medicine, Human Biology Council and the Society of Nutrition for Latin America. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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